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...skillfully, Author Hartley conducts his tense story to a bitter end, making its adult drama the more effective by framing it always in the eye of a child. He paints a near-perfect picture of country-house life at the turn of the century-its etiquette, its croquet and cricket matches, its exact relation to classes and countries outside its own. He also has a simple tune to play on his symbols-for Leo (the lion) stands for a young England ignorant of the social upheaval that the new century is destined to bring in. with such lawbreakers...
...area's magnificent scenery (Pike's Peak, Garden of the Gods, etc.) and climate (69° average in summer, 29° in winter), promoted a swank resort. So many young Englishmen came that Colorado Springs was called "Little Lunnon." Amidst the Rockies they played cricket and polo; one wrote that the city was civilized because "wherever you find polo, you find good clubs, good society and, usually, good tea." Nowadays, Colorado Springs (pop. 46,000) mixes manicured elegance with Western hospitality. Chuckwagon barbecues are more popular than polo, and uniformed men (from nearby Camp Carson and the Continental...
...Whilst Cricket its lovers inflame...
...Final Test. A British joke about cricket, well told; with Robert Morley (TIME...
...Final Test. A British joke about cricket, well told; with Robert Morley TIME...