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About
ten
o
’
clock
a
friend
of
his
,
Mr
.
Frank
L
.
Taintor
,
a
local
sport
and
racing
man
,
dropped
in
,
and
seeing
Hurstwood
alone
in
his
office
came
to
the
door
.
“
Hello
,
George
!
”
he
exclaimed
.
“
How
are
you
,
Frank
?
”
said
Hurstwood
,
somewhat
relieved
by
the
sight
of
him
.
“
Sit
down
,
”
and
he
motioned
him
to
one
of
the
chairs
in
the
little
room
.
“
What
’
s
the
matter
,
George
?
”
asked
Taintor
.
“
You
look
a
little
glum
.
Haven
’
t
lost
at
the
track
,
have
you
?
”
“
I
’
m
not
feeling
very
well
to
-
night
.
I
had
a
slight
cold
the
other
day
.
”
“
Take
whiskey
,
George
,
”
said
Taintor
.
“
You
ought
to
know
that
.
”
Hurstwood
smiled
.
While
they
were
still
conferring
there
,
several
other
of
Hurstwood
’
s
friends
entered
,
and
not
long
after
eleven
,
the
theatres
being
out
,
some
actors
began
to
drop
in
—
among
them
some
notabilities
.
Then
began
one
of
those
pointless
social
conversations
so
common
in
American
resorts
where
the
would
-
be
gilded
attempt
to
rub
off
gilt
from
those
who
have
it
in
abundance
.
If
Hurstwood
had
one
leaning
,
it
was
toward
notabilities
.
He
considered
that
,
if
anywhere
,
he
belonged
among
them
.
He
was
too
proud
to
toady
,
too
keen
not
to
strictly
observe
the
plane
he
occupied
when
there
were
those
present
who
did
not
appreciate
him
,
but
,
in
situations
like
the
present
,
where
he
could
shine
as
a
gentleman
and
be
received
without
equivocation
as
a
friend
and
equal
among
men
of
known
ability
,
he
was
most
delighted
.
It
was
on
such
occasions
,
if
ever
,
that
he
would
“
take
something
.
”
When
the
social
flavour
was
strong
enough
he
would
even
unbend
to
the
extent
of
drinking
glass
for
glass
with
his
associates
,
punctiliously
observing
his
turn
to
pay
as
if
he
were
an
outsider
like
the
others
.
If
he
ever
approached
intoxication
—
or
rather
that
ruddy
warmth
and
comfortableness
which
precedes
the
more
sloven
state
—
it
was
when
individuals
such
as
these
were
gathered
about
him
,
when
he
was
one
of
a
circle
of
chatting
celebrities
.
To
-
night
,
disturbed
as
was
his
state
,
he
was
rather
relieved
to
find
company
,
and
now
that
notabilities
were
gathered
,
he
laid
aside
his
troubles
for
the
nonce
,
and
joined
in
right
heartily
.
It
was
not
long
before
the
imbibing
began
to
tell
.
