The Five-forty-eight

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for their lack of self-esteem." It is clear that "picked" has a double meaning in this place. To fill a secretary's position was a mere masquerade, compared to the real reason of quenching his personal desires and victories. Because of his overconfidence, he underestimated Miss Dent. How could someone so young and frail do anything to harm a man like him? Now we begin to see a dark side of him. The words in the story begin to paint a picture of a man we are about to know a little better: "He was a slender man with brown hair - undistinguishable in every way, unless you could have divined in his pallor or his gray eyes his unpleasant tastes."
We see throughout the story a feeling of arrogance and triumph about Mr. Blake. A triumph in the sense that he was able to outwit the woman that was following him. He made it to the "five-forty-eight" and no sign of her anywhere. His perception of himself is also of high value and stature despite his outward appearance. "He dressed ...

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