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Murray talks like a teacher, throwing in vocabwords like "obstreperous" and "obviate," lingeringon tangents that are more educational than theyare relevant. Nothing makes criticism of Imarried a Communist more of a dilemma than thehalf tangential/half-conclusive speeches Murraymakes throughout. In a novel that doesn't revolvearound a climax that estranges its main characterfrom the reader by making him the subject of twoother people's conversation, Murray'sphilosophical effervescence is a rare source ofenergy. Yet, it cloys. For example, after a longdiscussion of how Ira's Estonian nurse used topoke fun at his dainty wife by daintily giving Irablow jobs, Murray mildly...
...teams traded field goals in the thirdquarter. On Princeton's first possession of thehalf, junior defensive end Mike Sands forced afumble by Burnham, and junior tackle ChrisNowinski recovered at the Tigers' 43-yard line.Harvard settled for a 30-yard Giampaolo field goalthat appeared to be tipped in a play reminiscentof the crucial 21-yarder he hit last year inHarvard...
...statistics were all-too-sad: seven firstdowns, 1.8 yards-per-play, 1-for-16 on third downconversions, 0-for-2 on fourth down conversions.In the first half for the Crimson, it was almostmonotonous--two runs, an incomplete pass or sackand a punt. Harvard had the ball nine times in thehalf, putting together two fumbles and sixthree-downs-and-punts...