Quick action and dialogue create a taut story, although it is illustration that shapes the characters.

Mr. Trump’s aides also have tried to tamp down questions about the former president’s frustrations, so as not to elevate Mr. DeSantis.

When the Met first reached Chesham, in 1889, the townsfolk thought the growth of their town would be inexorable as a result. … The cry went up 'At last, we are on the main line!' And so they were - for three years, until the Met decided to carry on to Amersham, leaving Chesham high and dry on a branch.

While the players are out there whacking away at tennis balls, the lower-deck patrons are feeding their faces on $5 shrimps and sipping $10 glasses of wine.