Title: Portrait of A Great Man Author: Manuel A. Viray Author’s Background: Manuel A. Viray (1917-1995?) has compiled poetry anthologies, essays on Philippine literature, and was editor-in-chief of Archipelago Quarterly. He worked in the foreign service corp. of the Philippine government until his retirement. Source: http://www.sushidog.com/bpss/authors.htm#viray Vocabulary: capricious - given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior chauffeur unkempt - having an untidy or disheveled appearance: snarled - entangle or impede (something) stern - serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline yank - pull with a jerk guile - pull with a jerk protégée - a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person stenography - the action or process of writing in shorthand or taking dictation. pudgy - slightly fat meticulous - showing great att...