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The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals; but the morals of the Heroic Age are founded on individuality, and on nothing else. In Homer, for instance, it can be seen pretty clearly that a "good" man is simply a man of imposing, active individuality ; a "bad" man is an inefficient, undistinguished man probably, too, like Thersites, ugly.
I know that my conduct at least your interpretation of it threw you, for the moment off your guarded balance; but that your attitude toward such a crisis your solution of such a situation should be a leap forward toward self-destruction a reckless surrender to anger and blind impulse, only makes me the more certain that we need each other now if ever.
"Say, you're some tiger!" Shane exclaimed, in a sort of grudging admiration. "But better be careful of your words, ma'am! If you could kill me ah, there!" The last exclamation was brought forth by the sudden attack of Eunice, as she shook the big man so violently that he nearly lost his balance. "Say, you wildcat! Be careful what you do! You are a tiger!" "Yes," Aunt Abby giggled, nervously. "Mr.
Her mate hesitated for an instant, as though about to rush to her assistance; but a backward glance revealed to him the flying heels of the balance of the herd, and with a snort and a shake of his head he wheeled and dashed away. Clinging with one hand to the short mane of his quarry, Tarzan struck again and again with his knife at the unprotected heart.
'Your father, I understand, has lately been engaged in in commercial speculation on a great scale. His enterprises have proved unfortunate. One of those financial crashes which are common in America caused his total ruin. Jane drew a deep breath. 'I am sorry to say that is not all. The excitement of the days when his fate was hanging in the balance led to illness fatal illness.
His views concerning society, government, and the future of his country, were entirely without balance, and betrayed an amazing ignorance of the laws which, direct the destinies of mankind.
I need bracing; the thing has knocked me off my balance." "Here you are," said Jim, who went to a cupboard, and Dick lifted his glass. "Good luck, Jim! You are lucky, you know. But if you're not a fool, you'll marry Carrie Winter." He went out and Jim sat down again, looking straight in front, with knitted brows. He did not know how long he mused, but he got up abruptly when Carrie came in.
"Well, my dear Abbe, I see that no great harm has come to you, for you speak with decided energy." "Corbleu!" cried Gondi, wiping the dust out of his eyes, "to fire a pistol in the face of that giant I had to lean forward and rise in my stirrups, and thus I lost my balance; but I fancy that he is down, too."
Her troubled thoughts stayed with her even after she had reached the ranch. She was nervously excited, keyed up to a high pitch; for she knew that out on the desert, within a mile or two of her, men were stalking each other with life or death in the balance as the price of vigilance, skill and an unflawed steel nerve. While she herself had been in danger, she had been mistress of her fear.
The moral balance is restored; the spiritual atmosphere feels clear once more. Dear friends, we may go on again. The signing of the Will was a much shorter matter than I had anticipated. It was hurried over, to my thinking, in indecent haste. Samuel, the footman, was sent for to act as second witness and the pen was put at once into my aunt's hand.
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