``It seems to me that this is the pin that [*T*-1] has finally
pricked the balloon,'' says Mr. Rogers, a professor of finance at
Columbia University and former co-manager of one of the most
successful hedge funds in history, Quantum Fund.
It was Giselle , the fille de chambre , come [*-1] to clean the room , and while she stood before him with ears pricked [*] up and regard all curiosity , [*-2] explaining her errand , Alex could see from the corner of his eye the doctor doing all [0] he could [*?*] [*] to calm the displeased bird .