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Last week correspondents in Australia were able to say some things through the censorship of MacArthur's headquarters which clarified his cryptic wording. According to the correspondents he saw the Pacific theater divided into three commands and his own role obscured. In the west a Briton had emerged as chief of Southeast Asia. In the division of men and materiel large Allied resources would go to Lord Louis Mountbatten for a drive which would overshadow and overlap MacArthur's plan. In the east was Admiral Chester Nimitz assembling strength which would necessarily denude MacArthur of needed ships...
Llewellyn has always been a little cryptic about himself. He likes to make remarks like "I have two birthdates, and the honor of choice between two birth places - London and St. David's in Pembrokeshire"; "At sixteen I was sent to Italy to learn hotel management, starting in the kitchen"; "I should describe the years up to 19 as turbulent. Realizing a need for discipline, I joined the ranks of H.M. Regular Army." But there is some biographical data Llewellyn does not hide...
...disbursing exam had a few men repeating the old favorite worrier. What happens if we bilge now?" We think it's safe to say that our biggest regret would be the necessity of leaving the Supply Corps Midshipmen Officers School for some old commissioned line duty somewhere. (Gentlemen, a cryptic remark!) No wonder a Middle remarked to me the other day, quote. "Boy, we're glad you guys came before us guys, Sir", unquote...
Theme & Variations. Upon this theme, in poetry rich in paradox and reward, in mystery, in symbol, in despair and, ultimately, in hope. Eliot develops his great variations. The sere, cryptic titles of the four quartets are the names of places intimately associated with his experience. Burnt Norton was a Gloucestershire man or near which he lived for a while. East Coker is a Somerset village which was the home of his ancestors. The Dry Salvages (accented like assuages) is a group of rocks off Cape Ann, Mass. Little Gidding was a lyth-Century religious community established by Nicholas Ferrar. Each...
...result of the first two quizzes had pul-entee to talk about on Monday morning. Of all this only one remark intrigued us. We asked the girl on our left at breakfast the usual question, "And what did YOU do over the weekend?" and she gave us this cryptic reply: "I did a variety of things...