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...walked across, and she showed me Hawthorne's "Marble Faun," which she had herself illustrated. "Yes," said I, "Rome is a great financial and commercial metropolis, and is also the city of the soul. Miss Wiggleson, are you intense?" I saw she was affected, for she drew out her pocket-handkerchief, and then, ashamed to wipe away the tear that glistened in her eye, she began to dust a volume. I waxed eloquent. "Speaking of antiquities, Miss Wiggleson, have you ever heard the story about George Washington?" A shade passed over her face. Perhaps she doesn't like anecdotes, thought...
...shat tered on the floor; without a moment's hesitation he dropped the tray and tried to save the cup. The attempt was unsuccessful, although a corner of the tray scraped an old gentleman's ear nearly off. Smiling sweetly, the Junior mopped up the floor with his silk pocket-handkerchief...
...that is very simple. Each man carries a phonograph in his pocket...
...room. My disappointment was keen. The lady explained that one of her servants had been suddenly taken ill, and, as her family physician was out of town, she had called me. I felt of the servant's pulse, and counted 323 beats per minute. Then, taking from my pocket a little vial of homoeopathic pills which I chanced to have, I dissolved one in a tumblerful of water, and told her to take a teaspoonful every three hours. While preparing the decoction I innocently asked how Miss Rosalie was this afternoon. "Rosalie who?" replied the lady, "there...
...most appealing reason to the Freshmen themselves in the favor of our argument is that which is beginning to operate on '83. The race with Columbia cost something like $2,300, of which $1,300 is still unpaid. This shows how hard a race is on the Freshman's pocket, and not only causes him to cut down his personal expenses, but it also deprives the 'Varsity Crew and teams of considerable part of the Freshman quota in subscriptions...