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Throughout Devil's Disciple, satiric laughter undermines the pompous roar of hypocritical words and the beat of ceremonious drums. Dick Dudgeon, the devil's disciple, reveals the false sanctimony of his family, attracts the minister's holier-than-thou wife, and impulsively offers his life for the minister...
...validity of this old truism. Three years ago, when Jamaica launched a boycott of South African goods which was eventually joined by 17 other African, Asian and West Indian countries, South Africa's exporters were badly worried. A year later, after South Africa left the Commonwealth in high dudgeon, foreign investors began to pull capital out of the country at such a rate that foreign reserves sank to an anemic $15 million, and the government was forced to apply stringent currency control...
Dogma, Drama & Dudgeon...
...result of its 2-0 victory over Colby Saturday night at the Arena, the varsity hockey team is officially third in the East--although you'd better not say that to any of the players. It was in a spirit of high dudgeon that the Crimson, still playing raggedly, pushed over two third-period goals to defeat the stubborn Mules in the consolation game of the ECAC tournament...
Sleeping Upright. The incident was the crowning embarrassment to Nkrumah in a swing through central and northern Ghana that put His High Dedication in a state of high dudgeon. Tribal traditions are still strong in the north, and feeling runs deep against Nkrumah for breaking the power of the chiefs...