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...reader's answer might be a rapid affirmative. For Margaret does display some narrative traits that seem to demand an ironic double take. She has the habit, for example, of quoting everyone else's fulsome praise of her: "Oh, Margaret, what a great, great story... You say such wise things, Margaret...You're an extraordinary young woman, Margaret." Isn't Margaret a wee bit full of herself? And what to make of this rector's loving inventories of the riches of her church, "the Elsa Van Wyck Memorial Ciborium with Van's grandmother's diamonds and garnets encrusted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Millennium Fevers | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...flattering! You guessed I would hasten to answer. My wife and I are going to Portugal for the break, where I am giving some lectures to wise up the Portuguese about Machiavelli...

Author: By F.g. Tilney, | Title: PROF BREAK PLANS | 3/25/1999 | See Source »

...applied differently in different locales. But even as he preached this gospel, his course's sections, our metaphorical states, employed varying grading standards and thereby denied us equal treatment. Perhaps the next time the course is offered, he-and professors in all large classes-will take his wise advice. Jordana R. Lewis, a Crimson editor, is a first-year living in Thayer Hall...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, | Title: Making the Grade in Section | 3/24/1999 | See Source »

...Yeah, Mom, I'm kind of sick. I have a cold and stuff. (At this point, I thought it wise to refrain from mentioning the fever and the constant fatigue.) I really have...

Author: By Aparna Sridhar, | Title: Sympathy Strikes | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

Note that certain classes require advance registration and are always liable to change, so calling ahead is wise. Partners are optional...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YOU CAN DANCE. | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

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