Word: mercifully
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...franc (TIME, Aug. 2, 1926). Today the paper franc is good as gold; and French politicians have not lost the art of quarrelling. For example, Deputy Oran Molle doubled his fist, in the Chamber lobby, last week, and aimed a blow at Deputy Freissineng, who nimbly ducked, remarking: "Merci, mon ami! But today it is too hot to fight." Soon all Deputies trooped in to hear the Prime Minister set forth the policies of his Cabinet and appeal for a general vote of confidence, which, if refused, would mean his fall. With crispness and power, the plump little man, white...
Accompanying the Ambassador were his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Parmely Herrick. They beamed as he cried to the crowds: "Merci! Merci! Mes amis!" They sped with him to the U. S. Embassy, where he was welcomed in behalf of the American Club of Paris by its President, smart expatriate Percy Piexotto. Followed a two-minute reply by Mr. Herrick, who seemed not fully convalescent and leaned heavily on his cane. Said he ". . . One thing is certain! No matter what are the prevailing differences between France and the United States, ... a way to satisfy both countries will...
...little men, naked to the waist, confronted each other in Madison Square Garden, Manhattan. It was easy to see who would win. One was as wan as if he had spent his life loitering with La Belle Dame Sans Merci beside her autumnal lake, her birdless woods; his face was drawn, his body lean almost to emaciation. He was a young Jew, the challenger. Opposite him stood a diminutive but hirsute Italian, his eyes as fierce as the dark lakes of Il Pitrgatorio, his round muscles bulging under his sleek brown skin. He looked truly what he was-the bantamweight...