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...that was where the "Indiscretion of Truth" came in. Truth was a maiden fair to see. She rashly wrote to one man that she would meet him at an inn and be his bride. He sent her an answer that he could not be there, and chose a trusted friend for his courier, and the friend had to make believe he was Truth's husband in order to quiet his suspicions of the innkeeper. Whereupon Scottish Law declared Truth married to both men. But Truth really loved a third party, whose identity it would be a shame to divulge before...
...must go the honors of the evening. He played the part of Truth's guardian, defended her with more than fatherly zeal through all her matrimonial indiscretions, and in the end--but the end must not be told. Suffice it that the Spearmint-chewing lady exclaimed ecstatically to her friend: "Oh, Lizzie, ain't it grand...
...from the leading universities to speak in the academic halls, and such an honor has been extended this time to Professor Paszkowskie by Harvard University. In this way Harvard expresses a fully deserved appreciation for the efforts of a man who has been for many years a most helpful friend to all American scholars, students and professors, who have studied in German universities, and especially in Berlin. He is the head of the Berlin University office for advice and instruction for foreign students; he is at the same time lecturer at the university, for foreigners, on German history, language...
...during only one College generation have missed, often unconsciously, a contact with one of the few really great teachers Harvard has had the good fortune to number within its Faculty. Graduates and others who have known him intimately remember him as an inspiring teacher and as a steadfast friend. His breadth of mind, but especially his unbounded sympathy for the sometimes petty, sometimes momentous, troubles of undergraduate life, have endeared him to our fathers and older brothers for ten College generations. How many of us will be able, at three score years and ten, to produce a record so fraught...
...receiving them. On being openly scoffed at by the widow, Roister Doister determines to avenge himself by tearing down her house. In the meanwhile, Sym Suresby, Goodlucke's servant, hears of Roister Doister's wooing and warns his master of Custance's apparent infidelity. The widow summons a mutual friend, Tristram Trusty, and together with her maids gives Roister Doister a severe drubbing. Harmony is restored by Merygreeke and Trusty, and Goodlucke marries Custance. The moving spirit of the play is Merygreeke who puts everything in a wrong light to amuse himself and to increase Roister Doister's discomfort