to fall lambs

One of the party was suffering severely from ophthalmia - he had been seized with it some days before; the pain was so great that he could get no sleep, and when my father met him he was delirious from want of rest and feverishness.

The first days are tough because large audiences tune in to see what all the prepremiere fuss was about, boosting ratings and expectations, then quickly turn away if not instantly amused.

Homosexual stirrings in children before puberty are very difficult to evaluate; most small boys with signs of effeminacy probably do not become homosexuals as adults and most tomgirls become heterosexual.