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...finer face . . . and in [mind] she was not inferior . . . to any with whom I had been acquainted. . . . I mustered my resolution and made the proposal to her direct; but shocking to relate, she answered No. . . . I was mortified . . . in a hundred different ways. . . . Others have been made fools of by the girls; but I most emphatically, in this instance, made a fool of myself...
Despite this light disclaimer (written on April Fool's Day), Lincoln appears to have begun the affair at a full, rolling boil-declaring that he would "catch, tie and marry" the lady. She was 30, he 29 and a member of the Illinois legislature. For about 18 months he continued at a simmer-traipsing over to see her at her sister's house, begging her to "say something that will please me, for really I have not been pleased since I left you." But he ended the affair tepidly with a negative proposal...
...tell how the people of Korea felt about their Russian overlords, but a G.I. who had gone along with Pauley got an inkling. Said he: "I took a short walk one night. Suddenly a Korean jumped out of the shadows and kissed my hand. I felt like a damned fool...
...sobersided dean of a stuffy music school, she is a not-very-convincing ugly duckling. Her horn-rimmed spectacles, sensible oxfords and slicked-back hair wouldn't fool anyone. But for story purposes, Trumpeter James refers to her as an "iceberg." The criticism piques Maureen. Before you can say Max Factor, she has gone shopping for a fancy hairdo and a six-skin blue fox stole. As a swan, she is, of course, downright sensational. The long, low whistles she inspires in all the male members of the cast are the most realistic part of the entire picture. Once...
...frank and genuine"), he bowls over Wilson's opponents and disaffected friends one by one, from Henry Cabot Lodge and George Harvey to Secretary of State Lansing and the mysterious Colonel House. Said Wilson once: "I have reached the conclusion that [Ambassador] Walter [Hines] Page is the damndest fool we ever appointed. Don't you agree?" His Navy Secretary shook his head. "No I do not. I am committed to Admiral Sims...