But it is exactly this gentle temperament that gives On the Eve its calm independence and grace.
Also amusing is "Away in the Manger" by Roger Rosenblatt, which looks in on Bethlehem on the all-important eve, except that the calm of the stable is interrupted by all sorts of modern intrusions.
Many felt Gascoigne, who says he was given valium on the eve of the game to calm him down, was lucky to be on the pitch following a chest-high tackle on Garry Parker with only two minutes gone.
"And she's like, 'I got this, don't worry, relax, calm down,'" Eve said of Jackson. .
And it begins and ends at more or less the same place: the calm before the storm, the eve of the Old Him's phenomenal celebrity.
The episode ends with the last remaining clones, Eve 9 and Eve 10 — telepathic twins, played with spooky calm by sisters Erika and Sabrina Krievins — imprisoned in an institution for the criminally insane, an iron dungeon fit for Hannibal Lecter.
On the eve of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's visit here to calm mounting tensions between India and Pakistan, India today pounded Pakistani posts across the dividing line in Kashmir, a land both countries claim, with heavy mortar, rocket and machine-gun fire.
Buhari and Jonathan have appealed for calm and signed a "peace accord" on the eve of the vote, but many Nigerians still fear a repeat of the post-election violence that erupted in 2011, when Jonathan defeated Buhari.
On the eve of trial, people close to Mr. Tourre say he remains calm.
The calm day gave way to rising tensions during the eve ning, however, brought on in part by the proximity of police men, National Guardsmen and thousands of demonstrators.
The spiritual and gently motivating Loretta Dove (Blue Earth Yoga) leads calming hour-long classes every Tues and Thurs eve (around 7 p.m). either outside or in the former tobacco tenant house, now a charming tasting room.
