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Telegram excuse sent by husband to disguise affair
Telegram excuse sent by an older man to his wife to disguise the affair he is having with his young Secretary. Date: 1909
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© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Adultery Affair Away Behaviour Covert Deceived Deception Desk Dining Dinner Excuse Fidelity Flirt Flirting Flirts Illicit Infidelity Lying Naughty Office Passionate Player Pressure Prevent Relationship Romance Romantic Secretary Telegram Typewriter Wastepaper Adulterer Adulterous Liason Passions
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In the dimly lit office, the old man's furtive gaze lingered on the flickering telegram in his inbox. The words on the screen, typed with a sense of urgency, read: "Dear Wife, I'm terribly sorry but I've taken ill and won't be able to make it home for dinner tonight. Pressure at the office has been mounting, and I fear I may not be well enough to join you until tomorrow. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Yours, [Name]." But this was no ordinary telegram. The man, a seasoned philanderer, was using the communication to cover up his illicit affair with his young secretary. The flirtatious exchanges between them had grown bolder by the day, and the tension in the office was palpable. As he sat at his desk, surrounded by the detritus of a day's work - the wastepaper basket overflowing with crumpled papers, the typewriter gathering dust - he couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt. The coy messages he received from his lover, the naughty innuendos hidden in plain sight, were a constant temptation. But the passion of the affair was too strong to resist. The historical record of this moment, captured in a photo print, shows a man torn between his duties and his desires, between the expectations of his wife and the thrill of his illicit liaison. The weight of deception heavy on his shoulders, he sent the telegram, a lie that would soon be uncovered, adding another chapter to the history of infidelity and adultery.
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