unearths some literary gems.
From The Smart Set, 1902-1904(?)
[I neglected to keep meticulous track of the 1904 vs. 1905 cusp as I wrapped up this batch, hence the uncertainty in the subject line.]
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"Aren't they dears, Mr. Popover?"
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She was one of that kind...that is just bound to graduate with honors clinging to her degree as thick as barnacles.
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His countenance betrayed impenetrable solemnity, if that can be called betrayal.
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[Additional snippets attached. "The Inside Story of It" refers, prosaically, to the "inside story" of some boring contretemps--i.e., you've heard about the affair, now here's the inside story of it. But when I first encountered the title, I naturally read it with implied italics on "It"--i.e., here, at last, is the inside story of It, for everyone who's always wanted to know about It!]
[Bonus character name: Hector Brisbane Snale]
