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...world than the development of one's character," the Abbe still holds with Thomas a Kempis: "We should soon be perfect if we would only conquer one fault every year." Presi dent Wilson, though he did not know it, was talking of annexing imaginary virtues, the monk was talking of disannexing real faults. This is the prelude to the Good Life which, says the good Abbe, is heavenly. A true account and touchstone of that heavenly state he finds in a saying of Mahomet: "Above all things I like perfumes, and above all things I like women...
...alumni oarsmen have been to help make up a Harvard Gentleman's crew to row against the Yale Gentleman's crew. Though no seatings have been announced, the graduates and students so far selected are, John Watts '28, Frederick Winthrop '28, F. F. Colleredo-Mansfield '32, Monk Mason '30, and Steven Hurd...
...consolation the Vagabond turns back the pages of history. Time and space may be the loci of preheusions for Professor Whitehead, but they are nothing to the Vagabond when a fellow spirit calls. Back in 1342 in Germany lived a great man. He masqueraded as a solemn monk, peering from beneath his cowl with an impish grin. He told ribald jokes before embarrased burgers and their daughters in the Church, Square. He put frogs in the Papal Legate's bed. But his escapades led to the scaffold and Till Eulenspeigel danced for the last time, with his feet...
...Lucile gets engaged to Timothy Sheldon, whom Marietta fancies for herself. To stop the marriage she persuades her mother to have Lucile examined for tuberculosis; finds that she has a touch of it herself. In Switzerland, where she retires to recover, she meets up with young American Eugene Monk, becomes his mistress to spite herself. As soon as they get back to Paris she throws him over. To divert her jealousy of Timothy and Lucile, she starts on a round of amours. But with all the world to choose from her choice narrows down to her sister's husband...
Author John Monk Saunders: "An author who has just been sued for plagiarism* is a little surprised to get a prize for originality...