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...Count stroked his ball with reckless brilliance, accompanying every stroke with a volley of rough pleasantries. When Herr Quidenius, President of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, arrived, late, flustered, to take his seat, the Count implored him to leave. "Why must you come to spoil my luck?" he yelled. Herr Quidenius blushed. The gallery guffawed. Player Meldon, sensing the humor of the situation, lost his morale, the next three sets, the match...
...point I wish to make is this: the literary style and temper of this anonymous reviewer are lacking in good taste; they detract from the tone of the Bookshelf as a white-checked vest and wing collar spoil the appearance of a quietly well-dressed...
...husband that his wife has been another's mistress. The father shuns his child, fearing he may not really be her father. The child kills herself. The point of the play is put in the mouth of the old doctor in attendance. Roughly it is this: "Never spoil a human being's illusions about himself or his condition. He will go mad or die." A violent controversy has arisen over the acting of Warburton Gamble in the part of the father of the house. He made him a silly "showoff" type and as such drew a perfect picture...
...What every body is praying for now," continued Professor King, "is a clear day. A cloudy sky would spoil everything, though we would probably go through the motions of taking the pictures under any circumstances...
...breezed over" to England "just for pleasure, absolutely". Incidentally he plans to buy out his largest English competitor, who happens to be, Sir Beauchamp, the father of "the girl". Unfortunately, you see, he, too, has sullied his hands in "trade". The violent prejudices of the old people threaten to spoil "the ideal" and the "affair" of the young people as well; but the generous and sympathetic intervention of Lady Beauchamp, who is American-made, and the "chip of the old block" pep and head-work of "the clever young American" insure an amicable result. Here it is that the author...