With him, everything had to "turn out"; you first had to spot, surprise, catch him at it all, to see his cards, as it were—and then he would blush, while…
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Readers of John O'Hara's Appointment in Samarra will remember a curious scene near the end where the hero, Julian English, drinks an enormous highball from a flower-vase and plays his…
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I used to know Dan Blocker, who played Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza. He was a wise and kind man, and there are tens of dozens of people I would much…
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On the morrow, in the dusk of evening, Mr. Weevle modestly appears at Krook's, by no means incommoded with luggage, and establishes himself in his new lodging; where the two…
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On Katz's second day of work while he was transporting lumber and trex boards roofward, Zachary's mother, Lucy, waylaid him on the thirst-floor landing and offered, unsolicited, her opinion that…
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Sigh. The things you see when you've only got your not-particularly-great Blackberry Bold picture-taking capacity. Friday night they had to close down the Red Hook pool—some not-too-bright mom put an…
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