A close business associate followed, confronted, and publicly denounced him, knocking his hat off and kicking it into the middle of Clark Street, where it was run over by a beer wagon.
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"A close business associate"
Remember, "Lew Basnight" equals "Lube Ass Night" so "a close business associate" is probably a closeted "acquaintance" who feels the need to be overly judgmental and confrontational in order to protect themselves from the same public scrutiny.
"publicly denounced him"
It was important for this "close business associate" to be seen publicly denouncing Lew for his sin. It's The Boomer Bible's Harrier 101: blame others before they can blame you. But that blame must be loudly stated and spread widely for it to distract adequately.
"knocking his hat off"
This is probably the limit of violence most Victorians were want to engage in. It sends a clear message while maintaining a modicum of class restraint. It's also a good way for somebody not really wanting to hurt the person they're accusing because they're simply making a public gesture with which they don't completely agree. The kicking the hat into the street was probably going a step too far but what can you do when such passion is involved? And there must be passion involved because why else track Lew down just to make this public display?! All of Lew's other business associates seemed to believe the note just fine!
"Clark Street"
Does his mean anything? I'm into comic books so I obviously think it has to do with Clark Kent. So the removal of the hat and the loud proclamation both serve to destroy Lew's secret identity. He has been outed and revealed to be the sin he is.
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