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...been evoking that sort of reception for a month from Riga to Kiev is a far cry from the saturnine dandy with the "Florentine profile." Van Cliburn is a gangling (6 ft. 4 in., 165 Ibs.), snub-nosed, mop-haired boy out of Kilgore, as Texan as pecan pie. Instead of medals, he carried a well-thumbed Bible; instead of doeskin gloves, a single dress shirt, a plastic wing collar given to him by a friend, a ratty grey Shetland sweater that often showed under his dress jacket when he took his bows...
...small egg, duck egg, goose egg, guinea egg, robin's egg, pigeon egg, quail egg, small pullet's egg, banty egg; walnut, English walnut, hulled walnut, hull of walnut, pecan acorn, unhulled walnut; grain of corn, few grains of maize, bean, navy bean, pea, lentil seed, soup bean; orange, small orange, lemon, small lemon, lime, grapefruit, half grape, melon, dried prune, stuffed olive; dollar, dime, nickel, quarter, half a dollar, dollar and a half; saucer, dinner plate; pencil point, BB shot; third of a baseball, football-sized mass, volley ball; fist, hand, thumb, child's fist...
...more interested in propaganda than real estate. Whether or not Fowler, Harris & Co. really expect to stir up the North, one thing is clear from their grins and chuckles as they talk about their scheme: they find the mere thought of it more delicious than red gravy or pecan...
...Gulf, source of livelihood for the area's shrimp fishermen, across the tiny communities of Pecan Island, Creole...
Having faced the closeted frustrations and resentments that may lead to overeating, Shedd turns his prayer power on the French-fries and pecan pie. "Ask God to bless each bite," he urges. "I have found that whereas I used to go away hungry, when I ask him to bless each bite to his use, I leave the table deeply satisfied...