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He was not used to thinking things out for himself, but had until now always adhered to the ideas which had been handed down from generation to generation as established and he often found it difficult and wearisome. Then he would try to shelve the whole subject, in order to escape from it; but it always returned to him.
Archie and it was this fact, no doubt, which accounted for his possession of such a large and varied circle of friends was always able to shelve his own troubles in order to listen to other people's hard-luck stories. "Tell me all, laddie," he said. "Release the film! Has she walked out on you?" "Left us flat! How did you hear about it? Oh, she told you, of course?"
Accordingly, though it was difficult enough to effect a political reform, yet, once parliament had passed it, its wildest opponent had no hope that the Government would cancel it, or shelve it, or be bought off from executing it.
He protested formally to Egremont against the dual government of the colonies, and when the latter tried to shelve the question by professing fatigue, curtly told him what was true enough that he must expect more if the affairs of America were to be put in order. But, oddly enough, considerations of a wholly different character appear to have influenced his actual resignation of office.
I am a shrewd observer, and there had been something in Tuppy's manner as he booted that plate of ham sandwiches that seemed to tell me that he would not lightly forgive. In these circs., I deemed it best to shelve their problem for the nonce and turn the mind to the matter of Gussie, which presented a brighter picture. With regard to Gussie, everything was in train.
How to do that need not be explained here. The problem was worked out by one of the hardest bits of thinking yet done in the Socialist movement, and set forth in the Minority Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and the Relief of Distress, 1909. Our helplessness in the present emergency shews how very unwise we were to shelve that report.
"Look here," he said, "it's not fair. You and Curtis see all the decent-looking women and shelve all the rest on me. I'll stand it no longer." And he spoke so determinedly, that Hamar thought it politic to humour him. "Very well, Matt," he said, forcing a laugh. "I'll try and arrange differently in future. After to-day you shall have your share of the pretty ones anything to keep the peace.
On coasts in all parts of the world, where sediment is accumulating, something of this kind may be observed; the banks shelve very gently far out to sea, and then terminate abruptly.
We talked it over, mother and I, and agreed that it must be done. It's a duty, dear, and we can't shelve duties in this life. I'm sorry for you in your disappointment, and only wish I could help, but in this matter no one can help but yourself. You can do a lot if you try.
The State Committee stands for you, Everett!" The candidate revolved slowly on his heels in order to study the faces of all of them. He did not find much enthusiasm to back up Presson's declaration. He realized that he was in the company of those who had been plotting to shelve him, and he had the wit to understand that only their quarrel over some issue had availed to save him from being knifed.
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