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...destination of the guarded man was a bleak chain of coral reefs and windblown wastes inhabited by lizards and black rats-the Monte Bello Islands, off the northwest coast of Australia. There, while planes crisscrossed overhead and a flotilla of eleven Australian warships plied the nearby sea to keep the curious away, Britain last week made its great gamble...
Austerity-bound Britain had few dollars to spare, but it did have a major asset named William George Penney. He was the man so securely flown to Monte Bello. Born 43 years ago in Gibraltar, the son of an army sergeant major, Penney got a top-grade education in nuclear physics by making a clean sweep of the best fellowships, including one at the University of Wisconsin. He worked at Los Alamos, sat in the observation plane (the only British scientist) when the third A-bomb exploded over Nagasaki...
Last week Siepi sang his fourth role at the Met: Colline in Puccini's La Boheme. Said Bachelor Siepi, with relief: "Finally I have a chance to play a young man. Mi facio bello! [I shall make myself beautiful]." He played and sang his small role to the hilt, and when it was over he collected the same stout applause he has been getting all season...
...elements of the story are extremely well presented: the study of Bello's fear and the way it affects his attitude toward the bulls, and the picture of the festival of bulls...
...Luis Bello, the experienced matador, gradually becomes aware of the power of the bulls and afraid of their horns. His wariness makes him a poor fighter. A fine contrast is created between Luis and his younger brother, Pepe, a new matador who is eager to fight and does not know of fear. The spirit of the fight eventually returns to Luis and drives out the fear, but the reader is left with a vivid impression of the power of sharp horns...