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taken advantage of her in any way, as you know. I am as worthy to take your hand to-day, as I was when we first met as friends at your table. Regrding my recent visit to Washington, I went there professionally, with no desire or intention of seeing your wife and when I met her through no volition of my own, I was given to understand that you knew I was in the city and had no objection to my seeing her. Now, regarding your statement that I was "dining and wining" with her. On each occasion when I met your wife at a dinner or luncheon, I was the guest of a society acquaintance, as was Mrs. Slack, and on every occasion I was accompanied by friends. Mrs. Slack never saw me alone and I fail to see how any lady can be compromised, as you state, by meeting a gentleman casually in the presence of five or six people.