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...taken to the Sultan al-Kamil. who was charmed by him and listened patiently to his appeal, but who was too kind and too highly civilized to allow him to give witness to his faith in an ordeal by fire. Francis was sent back with an honorable escort to the Christians...
...student in the selection of a room, a volunteer, usually a Cambridge housewife, would escort the student to various houses. Mrs. Cottrell felt this "third man" immeasurably helped the student find a room...
Like the dashing boulevardier he pretended to be, Ugo Montagna went to prison in style, reporting at the jail gate without benefit of police escort, but with a posse of lawyers at his side, after learning on a round of the nightclubs that a warrant had been issued for him. His first request was for a suit of prison clothes. "This gabardine I am wearing is newly cleaned and pressed," he explained, "and I don't want to get it dirty. I want to leave here like a gentleman.'' One of Montagna's first visitors...
...Muskie got his law degree from Cornell and set up practice in Waterville. After four years' service as engineering officer aboard a Navy destroyer escort in the Pacific, Muskie went back to Waterville, hung out his shingle again and married a local girl, Jane Gray (who, at 27, will quite possibly be the youngest and prettiest governor's lady in the U.S.). In 1947 he ran for mayor of Waterville and was beaten, then ran successfully for the state legislature, where he served until he resigned in 1950 to become Maine director of the Office of Price Stabilization...
...hour after the start, Winnie turned back, having lost her escort boat in the darkness. Through the long night, Florence and little Marilyn churned along, against choppy waves. The youngster was frightened. Once an eel fastened onto her leg, but she kicked it off. By morning, Marilyn was weary, and badly in need of a mental lift. Then she heard that the great Florence Chadwick had given up, sickened by oil slicks and rough water. Marilyn plowed on. Winds blew her off course, but she fought back...