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Show Not at Ease In Society. James Whttcomb HUey, the author, confetses to a fondness for social llfo, but always feela at a disadvantage at society gatherings. Being short-sighted, ho is unable to rocognlzo 'people 'easily and as a consequenco he seems somewhat ungainly. "Besides," he adds, "not long ago I was recently detected de-tected pronouncing tho 'programmo' as It Is spelled and you can Imagine J my overwhelming, suffocating sense ol ' humiliation when my attention wai called to It." |