to have me. I had never been in love with
her, because of her vulgarity. I therefore took the earliest
opportunity of letting matters cool, by not writing often, etc.
The next thing I remember was my fascination, a few months later,
for S.H.

"She was not a regular prostitute. She had taken a very minor
part in light opera. She was American by birth, young, slim, and
spoke like a lady. Her hair was dyed; her breasts padded. She
acted sentiment, but was less affectionate than E.B. I met her
when she was out of a job. I gave her L2 whenever I met her. She
was not mercenary. She was sensual. I became very much in love
with her. I discovered her, however, writing letters to a fellow
whom I had met one day when I was walking with her. He was only
an acquaintance, but the brother of my most intimate friend. What
I objected to was that in this letter to him she protested she
did not care for me, but could not afford to give me up. She had
to plead guilty, but I was so fascinated by her I still kept in
with her, for a time, until she was kept by a man, and I had
found other women to interest me.

"Owing to the strict regulations made by the university
authorities, prostitutes find it hard to make a living there, and
I never had anything to do with one. My adventures were among the
shopgirl class, and were of a comparatively innocent nature. One
of them, however, M.S., a very undemonstrative shopgirl, was the
only girl not a prostitute with whom I had so far had
intercourse.

"About this time I made the acquaintance of three other
prostitutes, who, however, were nice, gentle, quiet girls,
neither vulgar nor mercenary. A night passed with them always
meant to me much more than mere intercourse. They
were--especially two of them--of a sentimental nature, and would
go to sleep in my arms. There was, on my part, not any passion,
but a certain sympathy with them, and pity and affection. I
remained faithful to the first, J.H., until she was kept by a
man, and gave up her gentlemen friends. Then came D.V. She got in
the family way and left London. Last, M.P. She was not pretty,
but a good figure, well dressed, a bright conversationalist, and
an intelligent mind. Her regular price for the night was L5, but
when she got to know one she would take one for less and take
one 'on ti