She drizzled them in slowly and listened to the susurration of the bolts pachinkoing their way through the refrigerators and fax machines, on their way to some illegal dump.

Bellpersons roam around the building, guiding brass carts piled high with guests' bags through hallways and into elevators.

When we do not demand that our children take a break from their seductive playthings, when we do not require that they strong-heartedly persist in their endeavors, when we attribute their laggardly behavior and mediocre performance to partisan teachers, corrupt bureaucracies, and a demoralized society, we are ultimately doing them a great disservice.

On the east bank of the lake in Chung-nan-hai stood an exquisite two-story building in the European style.