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...gait (the result of an old leg injury) was the only swaggering thing about Charles Keene. His sole aim in life was to make Punch readers laugh, and he was often desperate for jokes to illustrate. When someone offered a good idea, Keene invariably repaid the favor by generously sending him the original drawing. Only in his last years did it occur to him that they might be valuable, and even then he rarely charged...
...draws an average of 53,000 fans a game, and has rewarded its loyal rooters with six league championships and three Football Cups in the past 20 years. Chelsea, whose London fans are just as prepared to laugh as to cheer, draws an average of 38,000. It has repaid this loyalty by never winning a league championship, by losing its only cup final (1915), and by falling twice into the second division, i.e., a lower league...
...directly myself . . . so I spoke to Mr. Grunewald and asked him whether he would act as a conduit for the transaction . . . In the course of time, for which I was profoundly grateful, [Nixon and Young] were nominated [and] entitled to the $5,000 grant from the committee . . . They repaid me the money...
...Goodman states that he is "not concerned" about the futures of the Russian soldiers photographed with him. No one with any intelligence would hold two ordinary conscripts responsible for Communist policies or actions. Mr. Goodman has repaid their friendship, even if gained by deceit, by rendering them liable to disciplinary action. Surely it was not necessary to publish this photograph, unless Mr. Goodman just likes to see his picture in the papers. But this very idea is, of course, too farfetched to be seriously considered...
Financial assistance is provided by the Student Loan Fund. In order to qualify for any further financial assistance, men are required to borrow a sum of $1500 at an interest rate of 4 1/2% which begins to accumulate only after graduation. The money must be repaid within four years after the student has left the School...