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...must record the further adventures of our new President at the many receptions given in his honor. We once gave out the notion that he was shy, but we now think that he has had shyness thrust upon him. Several nights ago the "haute monde" of Back Bay tendered him a reception at Mrs. Hank Gardiner's Palace, Fenway Court. Droves of guests arrived, long before Mr. Conant, and gave their names to the list-checker at the door. Finally a lank man in spectacles appeared at the door, walking towards the dazzling show. He was quickly stopped...
...impossible for a swimmer armed only with a knife to kill a shark. The shark, which swims 40 to 50 m.p.h., would probably be off like a streak if he saw a man diving toward him. Even if the man got close, it would take a powerful and lucky thrust to penetrate the shark's tough hide and cartilage, pierce its two-inch heart...
...years later the Dynasty of Bratianu seemed definitely down & out when scapegrace Carol (whom Ion had forced to abdicate) returned amid delirious triumph to Bucharest, thrust aside his own son, Boy King Mihai, and became King Carol II by an act of the Rumanian Parliament against which trembling old Vintila Bratianu alone had the courage to vote "No!" The rest of the Bratianu National Liberal Party abstained from voting and broken-hearted Vintila died later of apoplexy. King Carol ousted Mihai's mother, Queen Helen (now resident in England under the special favor and protection of George...
...wife and son both saw it and stood dumb with amazement; then to our horror the thing rushed up to a high rock and thrust its great head and neck a full ten feet out of the water and waved it about as if it were getting its bearings. It was some 500 yards away and I could not see the exact shape of its head, but it was much thicker than the body. Then it sank down into the water again and sped away, making a great wash of white foam...
...Chalifour hied himself to his desk and composed the following: "I shall vote, I do not know whom to vote for, I do not care. I shall simply vote for someone whose name is not too unpronounceable. And if the great American Government questions me I shall wave, fiaunt, thrust under its nose, my cancelled check and my receipt. I, Jean-Marie Chalifour, citizen of France, will vote in Cambridge, U. S. A. I may even sell my vote to some unhappy politician who needs it. For two dollars I would vote for anyone. For three dollars I would vote...