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...Robert Louis Stevenson saw him, James Durie, the Master of Ballantrae, dressed entirely in black and had the bearing "of one who was a fighter and accustomed to command." His brother Henry "had the essence of a gentleman, but... he fell short of the ornamental." What is more, the family was a bit hard-pressed for funds. Something has been lost in the translation. As elegantly portrayed by Michael York, 41, and Richard Thomas, 32, in a three-hour CBS-TV version to be aired next year, James and Henry seem to have been modeled less on the hardy Duries...
Near midnight the first C-47 transport planes reached their objective near Cherbourg. Men snapped their rip cords over static lines, waited, crouching. The command came, and they leaped. White, yellow and red parachutes blossomed in the night. Men by the thousands floated down upon captive France...
...those who watched, the whole period that began with Eagle's undocking from Columbia, the command module, and its descent to the moon seemed difficult to believe...
...orbiting command module and the lunar module emerged from behind the moon, having undocked while they were out of radio communication, an anxious capsule commentator in Houston inquired: "How does it look?" Replied Armstrong: "The Eagle has wings." The lunar module was on its own, ready for its landing on the moon...
...wreaths of lemon blossoms, and drank wine from a single chalice. Then the priest led them round a table three times in the ritual dance of Isaiah. Traditionally in the dance, one of the newlyweds steps on his (or her) partner's foot to signify who will command in the marriage. None of the 25 guests admitted seeing such one-foot-upmanship...