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...film. It was simple: just stand still." So much of the comedy in his role, and the sadness, arise from this stillness. Before a hunt, Stevens holds a drinking cup for a horseman; the aristocrat takes no notice of his offer, and the butler takes no notice of the slight. His stillness may mask sexual fear: when Miss Kenton amiably approaches him, he freezes like a bruised virgin. The rest of the film Hopkins carries with a small gnomic smile that means a dozen things in a dozen scenes: gratitude, impatience, self-control. "I can say it's simple...
...year we may not even have enough champagne left in stock." Others suggest that such optimism may come from drinking too much of the product. Analysts Gerard Morin and Jean-Francois Cotier of the Bank of France in Chalons-sur-Marne, the heart of champagne country, detect only "a slight ripple of improvement" this year. Larger champagne houses more dependent on exports will continue to be held hostage by the performance of the global economy, and analysts like Sylvain Massot, of the U.S. brokerage house Morgan Stanley, are not looking for a speedy recovery. "We are not far from reasonable...
Opponents of a market health care system claim that if the number of doctors were to increase because of a relaxation of government regulations, the quality of doctors and the care they provided would suffer. But certification does not necessarily equal quality. A slight slip of the scalpel can occur even to a board-certified physician. Likewise, a degree from a newer medical school does not preclude high performance...
Through the window of the fifteenth-floor room where my test was administered, I could glimpse a view of the Boston skyline. It was a clear day, with a slight breeze. I was sitting in a law school classroom, in a chair that reminded me of an amusement park teacup ride. It swiveled left and right, forward and back, around and around. (It was kind...
...know what you're worried about. The Porcellian Club members seem to be P.C. pretending to be real XY, so I'd say you'd fit in quite well. On the other hand, I can see that your predicament might pose a slight problem. How about casually dropping a hint during dinner: "So how was your day? Say, uh, what's your genetic makeup?" might just do the trick. And if you can't join the Porc, there's always the Fly (maybe next year). As a last resort, look into a well-hidden secret for a great social life...