Word: franticness
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...prized Ket, a self-portrait that was as exact and detailed as a reflection in a still pond. To the butcher's horror, the pond now seemed roiled; the paint, soft because of impure linseed oil, had started to slide down the subject's face (see cut). Frantic, the owner turned the portrait upside down, hoping that the paint would run back into its proper place. But, as one museum expert wryly remarked, paint does not know its proper place...
With Phoebe is a poodle, played by Royall Tyler, who speaks French translations of American jazz slang. What he symbolizes beyond the result of Damon's frantic creativeness, is a puzzle--and an example of Miss Lang's obtuseness. Nevertheless, Tyler senses the impressionistic mood of the evening and, in a small part, acts accordingly with fair success...
...work went smoothly until the painters began work on Harry's cage. A nonconformist, Harry never liked crowds, and he didn't like the painters, the paint, or the whole operation. It upset his delicate psyche bringing on a three ton sulk and positive loss of appetite. Zoo officials, frantic at the prospect of Harry's demise, called off the painters and the St. Louis Post Dispatch was full of Harry's glory for days...
...After frantic effort, G.O.P. headquarters reached Stratton, then called Detroit and-finally-arranged a settlement. Before leaving Detroit for the flight to Chicago. Charlie Wilson knew what he would have to do. Wryly he told reporters: "The rumor around Washington is that I have foot-in-mouth disease...
...first, the Crimson continually pressed Smith until, with 15 seconds left in the period, Welss scored again, this time on pass from sophomore left inside Hank Holmes. The second five minutes saw the frantic Williams team threaten goalle Lindsay Fischer again and again, but the Crimson defensemen, Hugh Sargent and John Hadik, cleared the ball each time...