Part of a deeply tanned foursome, he was soon holding court on the restaurant's crowded outdoor deck, administering margaritas to his guests from an icy carafe.
He came forward again on the final point, and as Nadal's backhand sailed long, he dropped to the grass and was soon holding and kissing the real thing.
She was soon holding a microphone in her hand, searching for her words in French and English, with the Suzanne Lenglen Cup glittering nearby.
The Americans were soon holding parallels sets of talks, with Mr. Campbell meeting with the Chinese and Mr. Locke and Mr. Koh effectively negotiating with a mercurial Mr. Chen.
With Mr. Frisbee as his liaison, Mr. Smith was soon holding mass baptisms in the surf at Corona del Mar, dunking longhaired men and women in the Pacific by the hundreds.
With friends and neighbors, she built a grass-roots organization that was soon holding discussion groups, conducting letter-writing campaigns, picketing stores that sold war toys and gathering signatures on petitions calling for peace.
