Experts said they had not expected the table to realize more than $500,000.
And as Carmen becomes someone less daffy, she seems to realize more powerfully what a tedious blowhard her husband really is.
"It's our first single-owner golf memorabilia sale in New York, and we expect it to realize more than $4 million," said Leila Dunbar, the specialist in charge.
When George W. Bush promoted his No Child Left Behind plan in the 2000 Presidential campaign, he said that he wanted to realize more of those aspirations, by subverting "the soft bigotry of low expectations".
Second, people who cook for one another – whether family or friends – on a regular basis are likely to realize more significant economic benefits than those who cook alone, because there are significant economies of scale in food preparation at home.
"I'm starting to realize more and more how odd it is to adjust," said Mr. O'Neil, who dresses like other students but whose dark hair is shorter than most.
While such bluster may be more imperative in a trade that demands a greater degree of self-promotion than any other, it's a superlative that Serena has managed to realize more comprehensively – and with inestimably finer tact.
