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Gossett's drive was, however, worse; and the subsequent movement of the pair to the hole resembled more than anything else the manoeuvres of two men rolling peanuts with toothpicks as the result of an election bet. Archibald finally took the hole in twelve after Gossett had played his fourteenth.
It was rarely that he failed either to slice or pull his ball. His progress from hole to hole was generally a majestic zigzag. Gossett's drive took him well on the way to the green. He holed out in five. Archibald, mournful but not surprised, made his way to the second tee. The second hole was shorter. Gossett won it in three. The third he took in six, the fourth in four.
He took up a fruit salad, poised it for a moment, then decanted it over Mr. Gossett's bald head. The child's happy laughter rang over the restaurant. Whatever anybody else might think of the affair, this child liked it and was prepared to go on record to that effect. Epic events have a stunning quality. They paralyse the faculties. For a moment there was a pause. The world stood still. Mr.
"I've aways wanted to go into the movies," he said. "I was an actor before the war. Just remembered." Mr. Brewster attempted to speak. Archie waved him down. "How many times have I got to tell you not to butt in?" he said, severely. Mr. Gossett's militant demeanour had become a trifle modified during Archie's harangue. First and foremost a man of business, Mr.
"Is the man with the funny face going to throw any more pies?" "No, darling." The child uttered a scream of disappointed fury. "I want the funny man to throw some more pies! I want the funny man to throw some more pies!" A look almost of awe came into Mr. Gossett's face. He had heard the voice of the Public. He had felt the beating of the Public's pulse.
What is Love compared with holing out before your opponent? The excitement now had become so intense that a small boy, following with the crowd, swallowed his chewing-gum; for a slight improvement had become noticeable in Gossett's play, and a slight improvement in the play of almost anyone meant that it became vastly superior to Archibald's.
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