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Chiefest and best known among his peccant intimates of those stormy days was the lady known as "Claire", a Highland lass, actually named Kate Drummond, "slim and dark, very trim and neat, with jet-black hair." She was one of the class aptly known as "unfortunates", but Stevenson's affection for her appears rot to have been wholly sensual. Rather she filled a gap for him. He was a lonely youth, with few intimates other than his drunken cronies. She stands out significantly among all his later amours?reputable and otherwise. And Stevenson was ever the lover, his hot eager...
...were a sieve; and there are six different kinds of ice instead of the one that used to be found in cocktails. At these pressures it was found that white phosphorus when heated to 390 degrees suddenly changed from a colorless, waxy, translucent material to a much denser, jet-black, flaky substance like the graphite or black "lead" used in lead pencils. This is an absolutely new form of the element, with properties all its own and with a smaller chemical activity even than red phosphorus. Chemists at Harvard are studying the properties of the new form with a view...
...cost of the trip, including transportation, lunch, band, and refreshments, which will be served both on route and at the picnic itself. The costume will consist of a miner's cap with 1916 beautifully engraved on it, white overalls, bathing trunks, and the proverbial tin cup. A can of jet-black waterproof paint will also be provided so that Seniors can mark themselves for purposes of identification. No men without uniforms will be allowed on the picnic...
...piercing eye and jet-black hair...
...shielded as in jet-black mail...