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In the anecdote, Talk of the Town, in the issue of Dec. 24th, I find an error I hold to be grievous.
In the anecdote he recalls discussing the principle with an "ingenious gentleman" who thought he could find two perfectly identical leaves.
In the anecdote, Murasaki Shikibu explains she learned Chinese in childhood, that she was taught not to be proud of her learning, keeping it a secret during her life in fear of how others would judge her.
What's even better, the lady in the anecdote really exists and is available for interviews.
(The actual person apparently described in the anecdote, a Brown graduate named Ebony Thomas who was an intern with Mr. Smith, didn't respond to requests for comment).
I did not include the facts about the toxicity of grapes in the anecdote itself, because, well, it's not part of the anecdote.
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Unfortunately, Patoski sets no limits for himself in the anecdotes department.
The pleasure of Aitken's readable, even beguiling, book is in the anecdotes.
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