Travers, a lonely old bachelor, on the eve of a holiday, when everyone is abroad on pleasure bent, goes to the club for companionship to drown old memories, but finding no congenial souls ... See full summary
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Travers, a lonely old bachelor, on the eve of a holiday, when everyone is abroad on pleasure bent, goes to the club for companionship to drown old memories, but finding no congenial souls there he wanders forth to watch the people in the street. Happy lovers pass, oblivious to all save themselves. Married couples are met, joyous in their offspring's delight at the gay sights. All this but intensifies Travers's isolation, and he hastens to his bachelor apartments where he is greeted by his faithful Japanese servant. Memories still haunt him, and he decides that he will not sup alone. Directing his servant, he orders a table set for seven, with flowers and favors; then dismissing the faithful one for the night, he places before each plate a card bearing the name of a former loved one, and adds a souvenir or keepsake to remind him of the past. He dines alone, in the quiet and solitude of his chambers, and, drinks to each fair face as memory brings it to view; and as he drinks, the vision...