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From earliest dawn the house is astir as its inmates rise, walk about, and stamp their feet. That is to say, everyone who has to go to work then gets out of bed. First of all, tea is partaken of. Most of the tea-urns belong to the landlady; and since there are not very many of them, we have to wait our turn. Anyone who fails to do so will find his teapot emptied and put away.
The Corsican youth refused, declaring that he would not serve under a man who was wanting in the simplest principles of warfare. The commander was indignant, but all his friends said to him, "You had better let that young man alone, he knows more about this than you. If his plan succeeds the glory will all be yours; if he fails the blame will be his."
He then takes his place in the centre of the circle, holding a piece of stout string on the end of which is tied a small weight or a book. He whirls the string about and tries to strike the feet or ankles of some one in the circle, who must hop quickly as the string comes near him. If he fails to "hop over" he becomes "it." Hop scotch is a game that is played by children all over the world.
The streak of drab has passed forty feet ten feet further if it is to reach the other brink ten thousand if it fails to reach it; and it has already sunk ten feet in space with ten feet more of horizontal distance to cover, it is already on a level with the edge of the abyss which it must safely reach, or The maniac has turned; and the streak of drab has reached the brink but, ah! below the surface.
The poet, in singing of the heavenly land, fails not to mention its fields of 'living green, and 'rivers of delight. And what are fields without grass, and flowers, and tender herb? If, then, there be flowers in the spiritual world, they must be spiritual flowers." "And that is what Flora meant?" said Mrs. Markland.
Long as the party makes good, they consider it has a right to power; and that experience adds to competency. Instantly the party fails to make good, they throw it out independent of the length of its tenure of office. Canadians do not believe that "I-am-as-good-as-you-are-and-a-little-better."
Every member of the execrable Rennepont family will be crushed and that soon you will see " Then, pausing, Rodin threw himself back on the pillow, exclaiming: "Oh! I am choked with joy. My voice fails me." "But what is it?" asked the cardinal of Father d'Aigrigny.
The manifestation fails altogether to reveal the exaltation of any reasoning power in a useful or satisfactory direction. I have never met with an instance in which such a claim for alcohol has been made.
Philip started, not so much at the words as at the sudden change in the voice. "Do?" he echoed, rather dismayed. "This afternoon I have another interview." "It will come to nothing. Well?" "Then another. If that fails I shall wire home for instructions. I dare say we may fail altogether, but we shall fail honourably." She had often been decided.
Thus unchecked individualism is just as wrong ethically and biologically among men as it would be in the case of insect communities, as pointed out in the preceding chapter; no one has a right to expect service or deference to personal interest from others if he fails to work for them and for the good of all.
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