Word: scandivanian
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...with pathos, as much for monster as for man. Grendel is a horror, a plague, to Hrothgar's kingdom, but he seems plaintive, lonely, in his cave. He complains to his mother in some Scandivanian tongue, as if Gollum had shown up in a Bergman film. Up close he has the physiognomy of Rondo Hatton, the actor whose acromegalic face got him roles as villains in ?40s mysteries and horror films. Grendel too seems typecast for villainy, but maybe the humans just don't understand how close he is to them. Why, they might...
During the past year orders were sent out amounting to $6,805. This amount was divided among agents as follows: Domestic, $1,300; English, $2,150; French, $1,035; German, $1,950; Italian, $112; Scandivanian, $36; Bombay and Cairo...
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