Word: anticlimax
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...Secret of the Sea" is the best piece of fiction in the number. Never-theless, in spite of many descriptive passages of excellence, the story is somewhat long winded. The last paragraph is unnecessary, forming an anticlimax...
...Both are well written, but "The Last Waltz of the late Joseph Merrihew," has a greater claim to originality. The plot of this and the dialogue are both effective. The last paragraph, however, is not necessary for completeness, and might better have been omitted, as it tends to an anticlimax...
...Harvard Eleven has made its appearance this fall, notwithstanding the anticlimax of last spring; and the indications are that it will be the best Eleven that Harvard has ever had. It was soundly beaten by the Walthams in the spring, but the events of the summer have shown that it was the closest game that any Massachusetts Club has played with...