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Sholom Wasser had been doing this long enough to recognize the look of a bochur who wants to talk, but doesn’t have the confidence or courage

The lecturer looked the questioner up and down, as if to judge whether she deserved an answer

Jeter hit a triple in the ninth and the Yankees won, but Shuey had felt lousy all night long

The way he spoke left no doubt in Shuey Portman’s mind as to whose idea it really was

“Oh, come on, you guys are just being nasty,” Lieber said, and just like that, the whole conversation went from being light to being tense, and everyone got uncomfortable

The words bothered Pinchas Bass, but he was used to being irritated by this strange rosh yeshivah