Part 7 (1/2)

He is stopping at the Bilth he talked freely of the trouble in Europe, he frowned at the report about the 2,000,000 shrapnel order, and then said with blazing eyes:

”Why, our company would not accept an order for 15,000,000 worth of shrapnel! The war itself is a bitter shaeneral schehtened humanity If ly for the abolition of war, it would stop There should be a general movement in the United States in this direction

”When I was a youngster I left my home in Centralia, Ill, to win ave er--which I since have folloith great profit They are:

”'Seek co those whom you can trust and association illis done

”'Never drink or go where drinking is done

”'As to s, but take my advice and let it alone

”'When in doubt about where to go, stop and ask if it would be a good place to take your ht call theht ht happiness to others

Not long ago I sat down and figured how ured it out at 1,000 a year, and it had been 30 years since ave me the advice”

III Notes

1 The contrast in Model I consists in the incongruity between the ages of the people and their occupations; in II the contrast is obviously the same as that alluded to in Byron's famous line,

”Seek roses in December, ice in June”;

in III Mr Howard's ideas, ideals, and conduct are in contrast with those of some men

2 Antithesis between the actual and the nor

IV Queries and Exercises

1 Explain the syntax of all nouns, adverbs, and infinitives in the models

2 Find a y of the folloords: matrimonial, commuters, Christmas, December, animals

4 Is ”nearby” a better word than ”adjacent”?

5 Where is Yonkers?

6 Tell whether the sentences are simple, coraph in II and III?