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They can't. There is no Running Donkey at Paddington. There is a Running Horse: it shuts at ii p.m. There are two pubs called The Cock at Euston, but neither is open before 11:30 a.m. As for The Eagle, South-wark-it shuts just when you say it opens...
...came Karandash, Russia's greatest clown, lost in a flapping green suit, grotesque beneath a scarlet wig, riding a donkey fitted with handle bars. He tumbled off, pulled out a hammer and a plate and began a flurry of legerdemain that ended in a sidesplitting snarl of chaos and shattered crockery. In blue tights flashing with gold, the three blonde Balakin sisters spun aluminum hoops in a shimmering blur. To the frantic rhythms of Khachaturian's Saber Dance, the three Gratchevs flung whole tribes of Indian clubs at one another while wobbling on a rope strung between...
...luxury accommodations" enjoyed by him and his team, Billy replied: "We stay where we can get good food and water to keep us fit and well during the campaign, and not all the hotels can be called luxurious. If I rode down the streets in rags on a donkey like Christ, people would say I was doing it for publicity...
...starts out at a pub with a normal closing time. At 10:30 or11 p.m., he moves on to Paddington Station's Running Donkey, which serves thirsty porters until 3 a.m. After that he dashes over to Smithfield Market, where he can drink until 6 a.m. with the city's meat loaders. Then, it's off to Kemble's Head at Covent Garden, where the vegetable loaders can drink until 8:30 a.m. Next comes The Cock at Euston Station and, finally, The Eagle at Southwark, which opens after lunchtime closing and closes at evening opening...
...Manchester, a motorcade of students from St. Anselm's College gave him an earsplitting welcome from 35 automobile horns, then mobbed him with such enthusiasm that Jack had to climb into an open convertible in order to be seen. Afterward, the college kids dragged out a reluctant donkey (rented for $20 by the efficient Kennedy organization), then followed Kennedy into a supermarket, waving homemade college-humor signs (PUT JACK IN THE WHITE SHACK, PUT A NEW JOHN IN THE WHITE HOUSE). Later, during a brief stopover in a hotel, Kennedy cheerfully hopped out of his bathtub, dressed hurriedly...