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Updated: June 28, 2025
Back-sword play, wrestling, and other pastimes made them a hardy race, full of courage, and developed qualities which it is hoped their descendants have not altogether lost.
"Love what you call love is one of the pastimes with your sort of people. It's a lazy, easy way of occupying the thoughts." "You don't know me as well as you think you do," said Jane. Her expression fascinated Selma and made her more afraid than ever. Impulsively Selma took Jane by the arm. "Keep away from us," she said. "You will do no good.
Her better nature had been crushed out entirely by her frivolous pastimes and pursuits. There was no re-action now, no leaping up of the old flame which cast great ugly shadows over her other life. She had stifled her struggling conscience, had laughed its keen remonstrances to scorn, and now she was free. Nothing now would do her but a ceaseless round of pleasures and gay distractions.
"Ah! my friend, my friend," said Brigitte, "it is a pity that you must seek pastimes." A few days later I proposed that we go to the prefecture to see Madame Daniel dance; she unwillingly consented. While she was arranging her toilette, I sat near the window and reproached her for losing her former cheerfulness. "What is the matter with you?" I asked. In truth, you make our life quite sad.
"It's about time for you younkers to be doing something," urged the boss tramp, after some minutes had slipped away. "If you'll find the strength for me to stand up," urged Dick, "maybe I can dance, or do something." "Did we muss you up as much as that?" demanded the boss tramp. "It serves you right, then. You shouldn't have meddled in our pastimes.
So it was that the popular lecturer after an hour's earnest discourse came to the conclusion that these Brook Farmers were very impolite indeed as they were all talking together about plans for the new Phalanstery or some other equally important subject. Lectures were not on the list of our favorite pastimes.
So they put the new tariff aside and went to work as though nothing had happened. The management of the factory treated the matter as settled; and the directors went about with a contented look. Pelle wondered at his comrades' behavior; after a few days they were in their usual spirits, indulging in all kinds of pastimes during their meal-time.
But it never struck me as strange, because the fact is, they frown equally on all pastimes and entertainments of any sort; that is, a certain class do fanatics, I believe, is the name they are known by. They believe, as nearly as I am capable of understanding their belief, that life should be spent in psalm-singing and praying."
"You will miss the revival of a few old rural pastimes!" she went on. "That sounds quite trivial to you though, does it not? Several of our present guests will stay, however; others are coming; Lord Ronsdale," lightly, "has even begged to remain; we shall probably lead the old country-dance." "Lord Ronsdale! You!"
Glee clubs, dramatic societies, college journalism, and the other arts and pastimes that give color and variety to modern university life were unknown. In the same period modes of thinking have changed. Scientific discoveries and the principles that have been based on them have wrought a revolution. Evolution has become a word to conjure with. Scholars think in terms of process.
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