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No man could go seven months without finding something if he tried . '' The sight of him always around in his untidy clothes and gloomy appearance drove Carrie to seek relief in other places . Twice a week there were matinées , and then Hurstwood ate a cold snack , which he prepared himself . Two other days there were rehearsals beginning at ten in the morning and lasting usually until one . Now , to this Carrie added a few visits to one or two chorus girls , including the blue-eyed soldier of the golden helmet . She did it because it was pleasant and a relief from dulness of the home over which her husband brooded . The blue-eyed soldier 's name was Osborne -- Lola Osborne .