It was the semifinal round of Certamen, Latin for contest, the Junior Classical League's answer to “It's Academic.” Two teams of four-each sat across from a judge, and pressed buzzers that lighted up a bulb showing which team responded first.

Genuine cowards follow the wicked and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.

I had some misgivings about hiring someone so young, but it has worked out well.

After the cat killed a mouse, she left it on our doorstep.