Word: conceals
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...gamut of suffering which Mr. Sergel catalogues, it is only because their revolted stomachs bid them turn over the groaning pages to the more common unhappinesses that lie beyond. In particular he dwells on the mental anguish which Arlie Gelston, the heroine, goes through while she is endeavoring to conceal her misfortune from family and townsfolk. No detail is too gruesome for him; he fairly revels in the vivisection of her soul...
Probably nine-tenths of the audience had never seen Duse. When first she came along the little garden path at the foot of the towering painted mountains her appearance was startlingly unusual. A slight woman, her hair white, without a speck of make-up to conceal the wrinkles. Her clothes strangely simple. Her movements decisive, restrained and yet assured. Her hands, once the toast of all Europe, still stirring with their nervous eloquence. Her voice small, curiously musical...
Alonzo Stagg, famous coach at Chicago University, asks friends of college football to combat the forces staging professional games. He fears that American Rugby will become contaminated by the spirit of professional play and does not conceal a belief that the touts and gamblers of other sports will be diverted to football for a seasonal livelihood. He cites instances of amateurs being induced to enter professional games under an assumed name...
...Roach, as Mrs. Valentine, is convincing in her indication of how his ruin was accomplished. Except in her sterner moments, Miss Roach's very laugh causes one's hair to stand on end; how Walter Gilbert and Edward Dauney, who are Mr. Paradee and the lawyer, respectively, manage to conceal their agony, and in fact, actually seem to enjoy her fooleries is miraculous. Everything must be forgiven, however, for Mr. Kent's sake. He is not the only good thing about "Rose Briar" by a long shot, but he is certainly the best...
Casanova's Homecoming, by Arthur Schnitzler, deals with that celebrated scamp, charlatan and boudoir-athlete at a time when he could no longer conceal from himself the obvious fact that he was getting on in years, and that his attractions as a heartbreaker were on the wane. Nevertheless, he resolves to have one last fling with a lady named Marcolina, and, by means of rather disgraceful hoax, accomplishes his aims, and, as was always his custom, escapes all vengeance. The tale is well written?the author a distinguished international figure in the literary world? but, except for its suave manner...