To the intense satisfaction of those of the Mayor's visitors who had gone without luncheon, the police escort was in attendance to reaccompany the beflagged motor-cars “up-town.”

'That must be your nick name. But what's your good name ?' 'I ain't get any bad name only one name Goofy.' She laughs. 'It's a funny name for a man.'

Mr. Petraeus almost single-handedly forced a profound evolution in the country’s military thinking and doctrine with his philosophy of counterinsurgency, focused more on protecting the civilian population than on killing enemies.

plaintless patience