His Masculinity Was Only Too Apparent

Spring Is Always Cruel, With Its False Promise Of Resurrection.

Reputations Are Shaped Not By Facts But By Prejudices.

Since I Am Not As Stupid As My Children Believe I Am, I Had Immediately Realized This Might Be A Ruse, But I Was Not At All Averse To A Confrontation. In Fact, I Had Been Hoping For Some Such Thing.

If You Take A Man By Surprise, And Behave With Sufficient Arrogance, He Will Generally Do What You Ask. -emerson

I Had Refused Emerson's Well-meant Offers Of Assistance, Knowing His Efforts Would Be Confined To Moving The Furniture To The Wrong Places And Demanding How Much Longer The Process Would Take.