Word: reals
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...hoped would help him dispose of his hostage in a way that would bring him some cash. Geri played along, and even brought in the director of the Uffizi Gallery to authenticate the picture on the spot. When they were satisfied that Peruggia had brought them the real thing, they turned him over to the police...
...versions of Mona Lisa to six gullible millionaires. Each would be duped into believing he had secretly bought the picture that had just been famously stolen from the Louvre. But in order to carry out the scam, it was necessary to pull off a highly publicized theft of the real picture. De Valfierno claimed that the scheme netted him millions, and that Peruggia has been well paid for his part, but had kept the original, thinking he could sell that...
What Scotti does with the story is no better. She opens Vanished Smile with the Marqués arriving in the U.S. to peddle his forgeries, a gimmick that will lead unsuspecting readers to suppose that this imaginary character will somehow turn out to be the real man behind the crime. But the Marqués disappears from her book until the final chapter, where Scotti lays out Decker's account and then details the reasons why it's probably hooey...
...Although classic momentum shifts are usually attributed to dramatic, daring plays, it’s the simple fundamentals that provide the real filler and the basis for epic efforts. With less than five minutes left, sophomore Patricia Smith got back to those basics...
So…think you’ve got what it takes to be a real Harvard student? Well, since you’re already here, sort of walking the walk, it’s about time you learned the talk. Leave your SAT vocabulary words behind—you’ll find all the terms you need know in The Crimson’s dictionary of Harvardisms (supplemented with special prefrosh definitions!) after the jump...