I remember one lad, of scarcely twenty years of age, who mumbled replies to a few questions, then remained silent, in the position of a man warding off a fatal blow, with lifted arms, extended palms, the neck drawn between the shoulders, the head held sideways, the body bent and drawn backwards.
I typed brief confirmations for various meetings, sent long-overdue R.S.V.P.'s and replied to a few friends who had sent warm notes of hello.
Send a photo of it to Sherpaa, reply to a few e-mails (Are you sure it's not a bruise? Do you have bed bugs?), and proceed to the nearest Duane Reade to pick up your prescription.
Kirsten sees that, last night, Lucy, as she usually does, replied to a few dozen tweets sent to her by nobodies: Nicole in Seattle, who has thirty-one followers; Tara in Jacksonville, who's a mom of two awesome boys.
The company also replied to a few comments on its original Facebook post and even offered good luck to a commenter who wanted to enter to win the set of crayons.
Before you know it, the day is over: You're three-seasons deep into "Friends," and all you've managed to do was reply to a few emails and stare half-heartedly at a spreadsheet.
I send him very occasional emails just basically telling him how much I love him, and he very politely replies to them a few weeks later saying, "Er, yes, I also enjoyed working with you".
If you reply to them a few weeks after, you can always say, "Sorry such a late reply," and than say what you have to say.
Wyden, in his reply to Holder a few weeks later, expressed his disappointment with the letter: "It did not mention the need to weigh national security interests against the public's right to know, or acknowledge the privacy impact of relying on legal authorities that are being interpreted much more broadly than most Americans realize".
They included only the succinct questions and no conversational contributions from the interviewer; participants who wrote their views tended to reply in a few words to questions about proposed legislative changes and to expand on their explanations and experiences.
Wilfrid did not respond to the accusation, but a monk present relayed the episode to Bede, who replied within a few days to the monk, writing a letter setting forth his defence and asking that the letter also be read to Wilfrid.
