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You must get out into the busy world. You must be in the full current and feel its force. You must take part in the active life of mankind in order really to know it." "A mistake!" he cried. "Action is the thing that blinds men. You remember Matthew Arnold's line: In action's dizzying eddy whurled. To know the world you must stand apart from it and above it; you must look down on it."
'Begorra, I'd be better plased. says the gineral, says he, 'to take himself than the Duke iv Willinton, says he, 'an' Sir Edward Blakeney into the bargain, says he. 'The Duke of Wellinton and Gineral Blakeney, says Bonypart, 'is great for planning, no doubt, says he; 'but Billy Malowney's the boy for ACTION, says he 'an' action's everything, just now, says he.
"It's all right, Miss Caldegard," he said kindly. "My action's a blemish, not a handicap." "Oh, Mr. Bellamy!" she said. "I never even noticed it until this minute." "I thought that was how you recognised me in the road," said the man. "It wasn't that," said Amaryllis, and in fear of further questioning, whistled her dog back to the path. "Silly old thing," she said. "He won't believe that Mr.
"Punitive action's unadvisable, but we will show our attitude by taking them in. You tell them, Luis; these people seem to like your voice." Gofredo put a hand on each of their shoulders. "You ... stay ... with us." He pointed around the camp. "You ... stay ... this ... place." Their faces broke into that funny just-before-tears expression that meant happiness with them.
It had a new seriousness, a new intensity, as of a woman whose vital energies, once spending themselves in mere corruscations, in mere action for action's sake, were now concentrated on one definite thought, one purpose, one emotion, which with an intense yet benign fire blended in perfect harmony the life of the soul and of the body.
He was using a damp cloth, with a pungent medicated smell. Dual odors familiar to every man who has ever been in hospital assailed MacRae's nostrils. Wherever that damp cloth touched a cut it burned. MacRae listened drowsily. He had not the strength or the wish to do anything else. "Heart action's normal. Respiration and temperature, ditto," he heard above him.
And must not that divine likewise have so understood it, who, in answer to a question concerning the transcendant blessedness of Jael, and the righteousness of the act, in which she inhospitably, treacherously, perfidiously murdered sleep, the confiding sleep, closed the controversy by observing that he wanted no better morality than that of the Bible, and no other proof of an action's being praiseworthy than that the Bible had declared it worthy to be praised? an observation, as applied in this instance, so slanderous to the morality and moral spirit of the Bible as to be inexplicable, except as a consequence of the doctrine in dispute.
"Now don't, till the action's over," said Gerald, getting ready to make his exit from the berth; "then, if the enemy's shot hasn't taken either of our heads off, you'll be welcome to do what you like if you can catch me and I don't intend that you should do that same just now;" and Gerald sprang through the doorway out of reach of the irate old mate.
Hows'ever, there is law for us women, mis'rable creeturs as they'd make us, if they could; and that your master will find out, young man, to his cost, afore he's six months older. At this consolatory reflection, Mrs. Cluppins bridled up, and smiled at Mrs. Sanders, who smiled back again. 'The action's going on, and no mistake, thought Sam, as Mrs. Bardell re-entered with the receipt.
The eyes shifted to Harnish, who scribbled on a piece of paper and shoved it forward. "I'll just let you-all know this ain't no Sunday-school society of philanthropy," he said. "I see you, Jack, and I raise you a thousand. Here's where you-all get action on your pat, Mac." "Action's what I fatten on, and I lift another thousand," was MacDonald's rejoinder. "Still got that hunch, Jack?"
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