Word: languidness
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Their training in the school imparted, in big doses, what many civilians think the Army lacks: snap. They were drilled in the spit-&-polish tradition that is the hallmark of all good outfits. They got demerits for not placing their shoes properly under their beds, for sloppy appearance, for languid carriage. More important, they got an intensive course in weapons, from the Garand rifle to the machine gun and the mortar. They took turns commanding their own companies...
Foreign correspondents in Rome, who tried to get facts to support the rumors, got complete denials. Rome's United Press office telephoned an old friend, Journalist Enrico Lelli of Milan, only to hear a languid reply: "The reports regarding Milan are ridiculous and fantastic. I have not seen any Germans and as for riots, that's crazy." Nevertheless, there were plenty of German soldiers in Italy, as the Germans proved by releasing a photograph of troops marching through an unnamed city (see cut). Finally, while the Fascist Party held clamorous pep meetings in the supposedly treasonable areas...
...recording last spring. The Contrasts: a blue Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance), a slow Piheno (Relaxation), an intricate Sebes (Fast Dance), in which Szigeti alternates between two fiddles, one purposely mistuned, and Goodman between A and B-flat clarinets. Composer Bartok stirs up an acrid dressing for his Hungarian tunes, but languid modern palates may like the dish...
...time. It is the story of an R. A. F. pilot on the Channel patrol who sinks a submarine, falls in love with a barmaid. The Navy thinks the submarine was British; Mona, her ears open behind the bar, sets out to prove otherwise. Far as possible from a languid Tennessee whittlers' bench are Author Shute and his material, but somehow even in embattled London men go on telling stories...
...with a leisurely breakfast in bed, a review of news and the day's work with Secretary Stephen T. Early, a careful check through New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Baltimore newspapers; a look at overnight cables. Often, these days, there are also quick conferences with State Department chiefs. Languid, shrewd Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins often sits in, listening more than talking, unmindful of smoke curling into his eyes from a forgotten cigaret. When the grandchildren are on a visit, one is usually climbing around the bed (Franklin III or Sara...