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...school he was already writing the page-long sentences that make even non-asthmatics gasp for breath. A schoolfellow took him to a brothel, but Proust was appalled; the madam looked like a murderess. At any rate, he was destined for darker vices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Advanced Proustmanship | 8/17/1959 | See Source »

...Last Gasp. In Cincinnati, Travis Zellis. sentenced to 90 days in jail for larceny, was sent home on probation after fellow prisoners and guards complained that his snore was too loud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jul. 6, 1959 | 7/6/1959 | See Source »

Maid: When my bills are all paid ' (gasp), I want what's left to go to [my daughter]. Tell her I know I was selfish (gasp), and if I loved her too much, I'm sorry, but I didn't mean to cause her any trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, may 11, 1959 | 5/11/1959 | See Source »

Maid: And my funeral ... I wanta go (gasp) the way I planned. Especially the four white horses and a band playin'. No mournin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, may 11, 1959 | 5/11/1959 | See Source »

Maid: I'm just (gasp) tired, Miss Lora . . . awfully . . . tired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, may 11, 1959 | 5/11/1959 | See Source »

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