ROBERTCOHNwasoncemiddleweightboxingchampionofPrinceton.DonotthinkthatIamverymuchimpressedbythatasaboxingtitle,butitmeantalottoCohn.Hecarednothingforboxing,infacthedislikedit,buthelearneditpainfullyandthoroughlytocounteractthefeelingofinferiorityandshynesshehadfeltonbeingtreatedasaJewatPrinceton.Therewasacertaininnercomfortinknowinghecouldknockdownanybodywhowassnootytohim,although,beingveryshyandathoroughlyniceboy,heneverfoughtexceptinthegym.HewasSpiderKelly'sstarpupil.SpiderKellytaughtallhisyounggentlementoboxlikefeatherweights,nomatterwhethertheyweighedonehundredandfiveortwohundredandfivepounds.ButitseemedtofitCohn.Hewasreallyveryfast.HewassogoodthatSpiderpromptlyovermatchedhimandgothisnosepermanentlyflattened.ThisincreasedCohn'sdistasteforboxing,butitgavehimacertainsatisfactionofsomestrangesort,anditcertainlyimprovedhisnose.InhislastyearatPrincetonhereadtoomuchandtooktowearingspectacles.Inevermetanyoneofhisclasswhorememberedhim.Theydidnotevenrememberthathewasmiddleweightboxingchampion.
Imistrustallfrankandsimplepeople,especiallywhentheirstoriesholdtogether,andIalwayshadasuspicionthatperhapsRobertCohnhadneverbeenmiddleweightboxingchampion,andthatperhapsahorsehadsteppedonhisface,orthatmaybehismotherhadbeenfrightenedorseensomething,orthathehad,maybe,bumpedintosomethingasayoungchild,butIfinallyhadsomebodyverifythestoryfromSpiderKelly.SpiderKellynotonlyrememberedCohn.Hehadoftenwonderedwhathadbecomeofhim.
RobertCohnwasamember,throughhisfather,ofoneoftherichestJewishfamiliesinNewYork,andthroughhismotherofoneoftheoldest.AtthemilitaryschoolwherehepreppedforPrinceton,andplayedaverygoodendonthefootballteam,noonehadmadehimrace-conscious.NoonehadevermadehimfeelhewasaJew,andhenceanydifferentfromanybodyelse,untilhewenttoPrinceton.Hewasaniceboy,afriendlyboy,andveryshy,anditmadehimbitter.Hetookitoutinboxing,andhecameoutofPrincetonwithpainfulself-consciousnessandtheflattenednose,andwasmarriedbythefirstgirlwhowasnicetohim.Hewasmarriedfiveyears,hadthreechildren,lostmostofthefiftythousanddollarshisfatherlefthim,thebalanceoftheestatehavinggonetohismother,hardenedintoaratherunattractivemouldunderdomesticunhappinesswitharichwife;andjustwhenhehadmadeuphismindtoleavehiswifeshelefthimandwentoffwithaminiature-painter.Ashehadbeenthinkingformonthsaboutleavinghiswifeandhadnotdoneitbecauseitwouldbetoocrueltodepriveherofhimself,herdeparturewasaveryhealthfulshock.
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