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Katherine, the novel's shy and lonely heroine, leaves her unnamed European country one summer to visit a family in England. She falls in love with the son, Robin, but is put off by his flawless British manners, his utter imperturbability, "this sandpapering of every word and gesture until it exactly fits its place in the conversation." Robin's true emotions can not crack his polished exterior...
...Premier David Ben-Gurion, who administered an impromptu Biblical quiz. Next it was a session with Israeli President Itzhak Ben-Zvi, who nodded approvingly as Joshua recited from the Torah. On the big day, in Jerusalem's cavernous Yeshurun synagogue, Joshua marked his confirmation by intoning in near flawless Hebrew Verses 40 through 50, Chapter VII of First Kings, later received warm congratulations at a 100-guest luncheon in his honor at the King David Hotel...
...leading roles in the stage and film versions of Long Day's Journey; but there was a weak sister--or, I should say, brother--in the cast of the former, and a weak mother and brother in the latter. Virginia Woolf, however, currently boasts a quartet that is utterly flawless; and their performance (under Alan Schneider's inspiring career as the history professor who, once thought direction), individually and corporately, is bound to be talked about for decades...
...last week passed another milestone in the space age-but this time the milestone was emotional as well as scientific. With the successful countdown and launch of Sigma 7, the near-flawless orbital performance of spacecraft and pilot and the extraordinary precision of impact and recovery, the U.S. space program graduated from quivering apprehension to solid confidence...
...then, using only 25 putts for the round, went on to score a course-record-tying 65 for the 18 holes. Ordinarily, that would have been enough to win a 36-hole match. But at the end of the day, Palmer was only a single stroke ahead. Playing near-flawless golf, Nicklaus himself had shot a quite remarkable 66. Muttered Palmer: "I wasn't playing very well today. But I sure was lucky...