In point-shaving, the classic form of corruption in college basketball, a player or team controls by how many points it wins so gamblers can collect on bets.

He was the Br'er Rabbit of politics — he lay low so that the hunters of the other side could not see him to point their guns at him.

Both table and provisions vanish'd quite, With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard.

See if you can make head or tail of the last section in this chapter. I'm baffled.