Reggie was an amiable young man who could not by any stretch of imagination be described as an intellectual giant. Many in fact would have had no hesitation in classing him as a “lightweight.” But he had many qualities that redeemed his foppishness, chief among which, in Joe’s estimation, was that he was a rabid baseball “fan,” and above all was the brother of Mabel. This last would alone have been capable, like charity, of covering a multitude of sins.