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NONES (81 pp.)-W.H. Auden-Random House ($2.50).
For ten days Leslie Hore-Belisha, who used to take his holidays on the Riviera, immersed himself in the Cistercian routine. He rose at 2 a.m. for the night offices in the Abbey's austere white chapel. He assisted at Matins, Lauds, Prime Terce, High Mass, Nones, Vespers, Complin...
Now, our RESEARCH department has delved into this matter pretty carefully. A painstaking analysis of the IDES, the NONES and the KALENDS reveals that all the major, feast days this year come on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FRIDAYS. Professor lecturing on these days will have to PASS OUT approximately SIX batches...
After all, it is probably pleasanter to sit by the warm fire of a cold winter's evening, and imagine one's self lolling on the "paepae" of some picturesque Marquesan hut, listening to the chatter of Exploding Eggs, the native valet, and Chief Seventh Man Who Is So Angry...
And oon of hem a stout Carl for the nones