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Williamson described for the Belgians Harvard's rigorous entrance standards; Schmidt's translation informed the group members that the students they saw walking past them in the Yard were "la creme de la creme." One of the Belgian students asked a Crimson photographer if it was all right to smoke in the Yard...
...since the beginning of the case, the web of facts breaks apart in a cascade of "allegedly"s. The ambiguities pile up quickly: The reporter even records a full page of argument between a cook and a secretary about whether their employer will have crepes with poppy seed or creme Brulee for Sunday breakfast. The dispute is never properly settled. The question, "Who did what to whom?" that was asked and answered with such compassionate precision in Group Portrait is washed out by a torrent of conflicting allegations impossible to reconcile, and by the unresolved issue of just...
...nine-year-old dachshund, Clancy, filet of chicken topped off with a nip of Courvoisier. At night, before retiring to his own king-size bed, Clancy, in one of his 16 sweaters, trots over to the neighborhood pub, installs himself on a barstool and downs several vodka-and-creme de menthe nightcaps, considerately served up in a bowl. According to doting Owner Shanahan, Clancy is also "a great vocalizer and sings Happy Birthday to You all the way through." His principal charm, says Shanahan, is that "he has a broken tail and walks exactly like Jim Cagney...
...Manor), is aghast at such man-dog relationships. Says he, "I can't stand these fubsy people who tell you, 'Oh, my dog talks.' This is anthropomorphism gone mad. I can't stand this business of people keeping Pekingese on silk cushions and feeding them creme of chicken...
...Cramer of Harvard, who without a doubt has the best column title in the Ivies ("Creme de la Cramer"), is also lauded for the content of those columns...