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...with Charlie shouldering arms for Ptomania (variant: Bacteria) against the "Alliars." After a series of Chaplinesque trench experiences, Charlie returns home to Ptomania's capital Ptom, soon finds everything being run by a little cock-of-the-walk named Hinkle. When "Furor" Hinkle appears, all cry Hail and even dachshunds must raise their legs. Hinkle's sidekick is Dictator Mussemup of Ostrich, an egomaniac who stops traffic when he wants to tell a dirty joke...
...swingtime style, alternating with simple, forceful exposition, make history's dull spots lively, its blind spots clear to many a layman. If, as some charge, he prefers the exciting but doubtful facts to the sound but dull, even grudging critics admit that in The Navy: A History and Hail, Caesar!, Fletcher Pratt has coaxed some engaging new curves into the muse of history...
Then things began to happen, as a ripping sleet, hail, and rain storm hit the boats with the Crimson in the offshore lane. Up to this point the boats were rowing a usual race, with Cornell lagging with its characteristically slow start. The boats failed to emerge from the storm until after the race was ever, and at times they were completely obscured from the launches only a few yards away...
Fifth Day. It was not until the trip's fifth day, however, that Their Majesties really got taken to Canada's heart, and when they did, it was to experience a spirit they had not met before, a hearty blend of U. S. hail-fellowship and a reassuring, yeoman love of King and Country that was truly British. This man-to-man meeting occurred in Connaught Square at the unveiling of the Canadian national war memorial. There was a reveille, the King placed a wreath at the foot of the shaft, tall redcoats holding standards stepped away...
...dome and frame conduct lightning harmlessly to the ground. Steel and concrete cannot be set afire by a careless smoker. The cleared area around an observatory site would stop a forest fire short of damage to the instruments. A telescope anchored through concrete is practically earthquake-proof. Windstorms and hail are trifling annoyances...