Word: bedded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Ruse in the Night. In Seattle, when a ringing telephone roused Darwin Barker, and a shadowy figure at the foot of his bed said, "Go answer the phone," Darwin hurried off obediently to see who was calling, went back to his bedroom to discover that his trousers, his wallet and the intruder were gone...
...interview that the President's stop-the-tests decision was wise "on balance"-and then began blasting away with both barrels at those who disagree. Said he: "These men who don't want a test moratorium are like a kid you are trying to put to bed. First he wants a drink of water and then he wants to go to the bathroom, but what he really wants is not to go to bed...
Nemerov's formula is simple, although somewhat personal: "I never go to bed with less than six art books. I sleep like a top. I get up and see my florist; then I might paint florals until noon. I love color. Without color the world is too drab. Therefore God put flowers in it. Whether I paint a skyscraper or a pussycat I want to make it more interesting, but the vital thing is the flowers...
...stage." Marian's letters to papa were a Sunday ritual, and in them she re-created the Washington merry-go-round of her day with Pepysian verve and caustic charm. She could be gossipy ("The Hayes suffer much from rats in the White House who run over their bed and nibble the President's toes"), or just plain lethal ("Not until I had seen and heard Judge Drake of the Court of Claims did I know what an ass was & is-he must be self made-it would be blasphemy to attribute him to any other creator...
Finally, there is a "hash meeting," after which the survivors are sent written invitations for the last evening of rushing. This is the rushees' last chance to put himself across, to reach the brothers. He then leaves the house and goes to bed, while the brothers hold elections. Early in the morning, the successful candidiate is visited by an IFC man, who tells him who has "bid" for him. Rushing is now over, but there is more to come...