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Charles is undeterred, however, "Don't worry. I'm not going to beg," he assures the audience, fooling no one. Laura moves in, finally. They cook his favorite dessert, dance to gramophone schlock, buy a bird-feeder. The shortness of domestic bliss keeps it from over-sweetening the movie, as Laura soon finds herself stifled by Charles' passion and jealousy. There are absurd attempts to fetch her back from Ox and his daughter, mostly culminating in physical removal. It is obvious that the romance, as all romance in Chilly Scenes, was at best a respite rather than a rescue from...
Travelers to Italy will find their best values away from the beaten tourist track. At La Badia, a converted 12th century monastery 75 minutes north of Rome, double rooms cost $33. Lunch at Peppone, a very good medium-priced trattoria off the Via Veneto, costs $16, including appetizer, dessert and drinks. Status shoppers can pick up a pair of black Gucci loafers at $92 for men, $72 for women, or about 40% to 50% less than on Fifth Avenue...
This troubled house harbored another writer, David Updike, now 25, who has had three stories published in The New Yorker. One, called Apples (1978), poignantly portrays the edginess of an absent father's weekend visits: "He always leaves suddenly, catching us with a bite of dessert left on our plates or a swig of coffee in our mouths, and my mother asking, invariably, why so soon. I sympathize with him, though, and would like to hug him knowing somehow that his sudden departure is not out of any eagerness to return to his apartment in the city...
...with sea urchins, the other with lobster. "They've shown us eight things already," giggles Judy Horn. "I shall never be able to remember which I like best." Says George: "We're going to come back for a test later-whoever scores the highest gets the biggest dessert." The Horns will return, though like most patrons, they reserve these caloric excursions for special occasions. Says Judy of tonight's feast: "I can feel my little arteries clogging already...
...peace, for he risked angering the other Arab states in the region. But far from being solely altruistic. Sadat's initiative was carefully calculated. Because he sought peace-for reasons of both interest and idealism-he received what the other Arab states and the PLO considered his just dessert: alienation followed by assassination...