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...conditions of injustice without immediately sounding ludicrously hypocritical. Dickens works differently. Fagin enjoys only the barest status as homo Europaenus. . . . Even his Judaism is defective. . . . Fagin, we know, falls completely outside of any religious framework. . . .Dickens, in short, has 'de-historicized' his man and came up with some prehistoric fiend, an aging Lucifer whose depravity explains him wholly. . . . Characters like Fagin who are without grace, who terrify the very young and murder the innocent, exist in two worlds and operate on two levels of reality. They can dance about on the Victorian stage, making the theatrical noises of their forefathers...
...myself an avowed fresh air fiend. My opinions on the subject may consequently be a trifle over hearty. But certainly no one will deny that the situation in the library is not ideal--is, in fact, deplorably otherwise. It is literally impossible for me to study in the Reading Room, and a few nights ago I had an opportunity of observing at least one gentleman who is evidently in the some unfortunate position: during the three quarters of an hour in which I strove to read, he slept soundly and somewhat heavily in his chair, and was still asleep when...
...expect too much. His father's a Dartmouth man." (Director Pearson cannot remember what happened to him.) ¶ "Walter is not an outstanding student, but his family background is exceptional and his character impeccable. I can assure you that he will never be a dope fiend or a barfly." (Rejected.) ¶ "It is worth noting that this boy has been caught three times smoking on the school bus." (Rejected by one vote, with smoking members of the admissions committee unanimous in disapproval.) ¶"We have started to mold this boy. but have made only a modest beginning. Charles remains...
...fingernails have been popularly believed to grow after death. So he performs an autopsy on the body of an electrocuted criminal, frightens his wife unconscious by faking her murder, finally shocks a deaf-mute into a heart-stopping nightmare-blood running from the bathroom spigot, a rubber-masked fiend with knife and hatchet popping out of closets, etc. This last time, when the doctor performs his autopsy, a cockroach-like incarnation of fear escapes, the movie stops, and the silhouetted "tingler" itself seems to be crawling on the blank screen...
...humored Puerto Rican with a zest for clowning who addresses his teammates as "my boo-days," is hitting both for average (.311) and distance (19 homers, 59 runs batted in). Catcher Bob Schmidt shows power (12 homers) and ability to handle pitchers. Third Baseman Jim Davenport is a fielding fiend, tightens the once porous infield. Slugging Outfielders Leon Wagner (.343) and Willie Kirkland (8 homers) are taking up the hitting slack for Mays, and Outfielder Felipe Alou provides sound insurance. The Giant veterans are performing well, too. Shortstop Daryl Spencer, always a flashy fielder, is hitting as he never...