Word: cherly
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...when discharging his military duties. Nonetheless, when he hears that "Boney" is advancing on the city, the Iron Duke drags himself from the dance floor. He wins the battle calmly, sheds a brief tear for his fallen officers, moves on to Paris to outwit Metternich, the Tsar, Blücher and the King of Prussia. All this time, he is carrying on a mild flirtation with a young and flighty matron. When the peace of Europe is attended to, Wellington ends his philanderings, returns to London, gives his Eton sons pats on the head and winds up, as is customary...
...sure, mon cher ministre," he said, "that you did not say it intentionally...
...gems valued at $78,000 which Stavisky was in the habit of putting up from time to time for rush loans. During the week two men closely connected with the case attempted to commit suicide. Scrabbling through the Stavisky correspondence, investigators discovered a letter to Stavisky with the salutation "Cher Monsieur et Bon Ami-", supposed to have been written by Henri Hurlaux, assistant prosecuting attorney of the Court of Appeal. White-chinned old Henri Chéron, Minister of Justice, promptly removed good Friend Hurlaux who struck an attitude and attempted to swallow poison. He was rushed to a hospital...
...Moscow strong-jawed General Vassili Blücher, commander of Red troops in Siberia, spoke just as bluntly to the All-Union Communist Party Congress, and made no retractions afterward...
...cher Palace at Berlin, new home of the U. S. Embassy, was destroyed by fire. Only the commercial attache, H, Lawrence Groves, had been installed in the building. He & family fled...