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Rummaging in the Governor's closet, he appropriated a battered hat, an exclamatory sweater knitted by Vancouver Island Indians. He won a $5 bet from Governor Wallgren that his own suit was the older (it was bought in 1939). He rose early to stroll on the wide lawns, sometimes played the piano before breakfast. Going to the Capitol, he sat down at an organ under the lofty, music-amplifying dome, launched into Beethoven's Minuet in G and the Blackhawk Waltz. Then, with the Governor and Press Secretary Charlie Ross, he sang Peggy O'Neil and Melancholy...
...nondescript red brick house in Washington. There the Admiral has a bare combination bedroom and office. His old painted iron bed, which his daughter-in-law considers a monstrosity, is as chipped as a battleship's anchor. On the walls are a few Navy cutlasses. In a locker ("closet" to landlubbers) is a supply of brandy. The Admiral, who smokes furiously, drinks little, but relishes a nip of brandy in the evening...
...have you noticed how proud Jim is of his well rounded physique these days; he has found that after two months in the closet his greys still fit him. The acceleration principle in his curvaceous life seems to be flattening...
Village homes and farmhouses were stuffed with comforts, even luxuries. Near Frankfurt, one correspondent wonderingly noted the furnishings-paintings, silver and glassware, rich linens-then dipped into a bedroom closet: "I counted 87 dresses, three pairs of boots, 17 pairs of shoes. One whole drawer was jammed with tightly packed, unworn silk stockings...
They had already called on Premier Admiral Keisuke Okada, who escaped by hiding in a servant's closet. Having no such presence of mind, the Grand Chamberlain, confronted by 100 wild-eyed soldiers, argued with them for ten minutes. When words failed, he straightened up, commanded: "Then shoot me!" They did, and he crumpled in a pool of blood. The rebels burned incense over his body, saluted and hurried off. The incense and the salute were premature. The Grand Chamberlain somehow survived...