Sentence:  […] prostitution was openly paraded in the streets, there was shamelessness later in public parks, and there was the ‘<WSD>English vice</WSD>' – i.e. homosexuality (the French, a little irked at being considered immoral by their neighbours, have periodically been delighted to discover a few tears in the mantle of British virtue).60 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Homosexuality.