Word: chauffeur
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...afternoon, as his chauffeur was driving him home "about three-quarters drunk," Candler heard a voice "just as clearly as I ever heard anyone . . . The voice said to me, 'You must get rid of your self; you must renounce your self; you must reject your self.' These were surprising words. I should not have been surprised if the voice had commanded me to stop drinking. But this was not the message at all ... My self was my trouble-my love of myself, my fear of anything that might frustrate my wishes . . . False pride had erected a barrier between...
...then, did people say, as did Shaw's chauffeur, "I would do anything for Mr. Shaw"? For one thing, Shaw at home was the most placid and modest of men. In 30 years, Miss Patch only saw him lose his temper twice. He seldom "contradicted any of us," and "of malice he was utterly incapable ... He could be kind," sums up the author in the most devastating remark of her book, "when he remembered you were there...
...when the Senators prepared to crown King Clancy with a contempt citation, the thought of rubbing shoulders with all those commoners in a federal prison gave the King pause. One day last week he bought train tickets for himself and his chauffeur (so he would have someone to play gin rummy with) and rushed to Washington to make amends. Seated in the hearing room of Senator Estes Kefauver's crime investigating committee, Sheriff Clancy set out to explain some of the royal problems...
...ladders and sliding down brass poles. By becoming financial secretary of the Uniformed Firemen's Association-the A.F.L. union which represents smoke eaters below the rank of lieutenant-he avoided duty, drew an extra $100 a month, and got the use of a shiny red automobile and a chauffeur. He also assumed the job of promoting the annual Firemen's Ball...
...Last week the folks were getting their chance. Trouper Hildegarde, a long way from the comfortable coziness of such glamorous old hangouts as the Persian Room of Manhattan's Plaza, was in the midst of a barnstorming tour of 65 one-night stands. Her caravan included her own chauffeur-driven Cadillac, five other sedans for her staff and ten-piece orchestra, and a pastel-yellow Mack truck for the musical instruments and her four trunks of gowns...