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for alms. Martin had no money with him; yet when he saw that the beggar had turned blue from the cold and was shivering all over, he gave him what he had. He took off his soldier’s cloak, cut it in two, and gave one half to the beggar...

a single minute feel like an eternity. In the past, waiting for a bus meant enduring the punishing summer sun and shivering through bitter winter winds. With no way of knowing when the bus would arrive, we often stood there for dozens of...

was himself a soldier in the Roman army when he was young. One bitterly cold winter day, he encountered a poor man shivering by the roadside. Having nothing else to give him, Martin used his sword to cut his military cloak in half and...

ninety degrees, and the sun was still up. The patio smelled of mint and basil and the air was thickly humid. I was shivering so much I put on a sweater. "You look more uncomfortable than I do," said my mother, giving me a sharp glance...