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Pirandello used to ponder the curious fate of the great playwright who, being mortal, changed and died, but whose characters were immutable and immortal. Witnessing great drama means spending an evening with these immortals. The Three Sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, who yearn in vain to go to Moscow, have a place in the minds and hearts of people who have never even seen the Chekhov play...
...early months of 1968, when Dubček's democratic reforms brought a Springtime of Freedom to the country. But this time, as another hostess and Mrs. Dubček wept openly, the former party leader turned the autograph seekers away. Then the man who had sought in vain to liberalize Czechoslovak Communism helped his sobbing wife aboard the plane and flew off to diplomatic exile as Ambassador to Turkey...
...difficulty arises because of a gap in timing. By all accounts, Pusey-while never a personally vain man-is very concerned about protecting the dignity of the Presidency. He will not agree to sweeping changes in the waning years of his term-not because he wants to hoard power for himself, but because he wants to be sure that the next President does not land in a game where the rules have just been rigged against him. Before there is "restructure," the man who will have to lead the restructured university will have to be available for consultation...
...hairdresser was secretly called in to shear them. John kept his beard but emerged looking like an earnest young seminary student. Yoke's locks were cropped in the old Mia Farrow style. Their motive was to avoid being recognized in crowds, but American parents may hope, probably in vain, that the event will set a new tonsorial style...
...foundations of the special relationship were laid at the turn of the century. According to Henry Adams, it was fostered by "the sudden appearance of Germany as the grizzly terror, which in 20 years effected what Adamses had tried for 200 in vain-frightened England into America's arms." There was more to it than a fear of German power. There was also more than the common language; as a U.S. official puts it, "the South Africans speak English too." It was a matter of shared history, parallel views of civilization, common traditions of parliamentary democracy and respect...