United States or Tajikistan ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
In silence, Gail showed other sketches. A man and woman in costumes somehow related to those the children had worn at the beginning. There was a picture of a group of people. "Odd," said Soames. "Everybody wears a belt like the children have on now. Everybody. As if it were official." He glanced at Zani. She wore a belt over American-style young-girl's clothing today.
For nowhere in all this world could one hope to come upon a crowd better schooled in the rules of hero-worship, American-style, than this eleventh-hour mob which was pouring like tide-rips from side-street theaters into the city's main thoroughfare. Much has been written, of a distinctly pathetic flavor, concerning the case of a king without a throne.
It is not strange that some poor creature should bring discredit on the religion he professes. He worships in strange houses and in a strange way. He kneels in American-style churches and is taught by men full of American ideas. Christianity will never be the religion of India until it comes there imbued with the spirit of the day.
Set up an atom-bomb booby-trap, and I'll sit on it. If they try to contact me, you can either listen in or try to blow them up, and me with them!" There was buzzing comment. Perhaps Coburn's nails bit into his palms when this was suggested perhaps this was a proposal to let the Invaders examine an atomic bomb, American-style. It was said in earnest simplicity.
Word Of The Day