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...friend and adversary from North Edgecomb, Me., showed up with a couple of Withington's helpers. As the auction hands turned the chest over so that Partridge could check its construction, Hammitt laughed and said, "It's junk, it's all new. Go home, Jack." Partridge, an Englishman, haw-hawed delightedly. "Yes," he said. "Dreadful stuff. Such a pity...
...faces her tallest order yet in her new post as general, or worldwide commander, of the Salvation Army. Chosen over six male nominees last month by the denomination's 48-member high council, Burrows is only the second woman to hold the top post since a military-minded Englishman (and former Methodist minister) named William Booth founded the evangelical Christian group in London...
...liked a rock musician. But they differ on nothing else quite as much as tennis. To Chris, "It's in your blood, putting something on the line every day. It's a great feeling when you win. And when you lose, I think you're wiser." But the Englishman she married in 1979 never regarded tennis as a blood sport or a life. While Chris expressed eagerness even for practice, John had to admit, "It was such a push this year. Normally before Wimbledon it's a breeze...
...Quentin Crisp? Quentin Crisp is a 77-year-old Englishman who openly paraded his homosexuality in a country where nobody else did. Few people paid much attention to him until 1976, when his autobiography The Naked Civil Servant was made into a TV drama starring John Hurt, described by Crisp as "my representative on earth". He has been a professional personality ever since...
...because it doesn't have the unpleasant personal connotations of Nazi Germany or Vietnams, colonialism offers some of the most exciting pop history. The characters are far enough away that we can empathize with either side; we can root for the Englishman in Lawrence of Arabia, the native in Gandhi...