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"crazy about women." He left his first wife and married 

 another, was convicted of bigamy and served a term in prison; 

 later he married a third wife without undergoing the formal- 

 ity of a divorce from the others and was again imprisoned 

 for bigamy. He has had also other, even looser, relations 

 with women. His second wife (II, 5) was a healthy young 

 girl who comes from a long lived family. Since her husband 

 deserted her she has had to work very hard to support their 

 children and is much broken down in consequence. She is 



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not a strong character, she keeps boarders and is currently 

 believed to be sexually immoral. Nothing is known about 

 her parents nor those of her husband. The daughter of this 

 pair (III, 1), is thirteen years old. She is wilful, refuses to 

 study, runs on the streets, has stayed out all night on two 

 occasions and has been in court as a delinquent. The son, 

 (III, 2), eight and a half years old, has a fair physical develop- 

 ment, but his face is imsymmetrical and his mouth open 

 despite removal of adenoids when he was 5. His speech is 

 thick and rough. He seems dull at times but can brighten 

 up. He has had convulsions. Like his sister he is wilful, 

 won't learn, and runs on the streets where he sells papers 

 and where he has stolen many articles. He throws stones and 



