Houseboat Days in China
Houseboat Days in China
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14 When you come to think of it, " observed Jim, reflectively, " it's not so easy to define the attrac- tion of a wandering life. Even in this matter of houseboats there's an elusive something which 90 HOUSEBOAT DAYL IN CHINA most of us feel, but I can't put my finger on the exact spot which it touches in my sentimental anatomy. " " Mightn't you say the same of Lady Betty ? Can you resolve that charming person's fascina- tion into its component parts? If you ask me, I should say that idleness a...nd the allurements of variety are permanent ingredients in the nature of man. . . . " " Talk sense. Of course there's the open air, and the shooting, and the physical satisfaction of walking oneself stupid ; but there's something more than this, only I can't put it into words. After all, as an old Chinaman said to me on the sea wall this morning, mightn't we find lots of other ways of enjoying life at less trouble and expense ? Why does this business get hold of one and stick when all others have grown stale ?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
14 When you come to think of it, " observed Jim, reflectively, " it's not so easy to define the attrac- tion of a wandering life. Even in this matter of houseboats there's an elusive something which 90 HOUSEBOAT DAYL IN CHINA most of us feel, but I can't put my finger on the exact spot which it touches in my sentimental anatomy. " " Mightn't you say the same of Lady Betty ? Can you resolve that charming person's fascina- tion into its component parts? If you ask me, I should say that idleness a...nd the allurements of variety are permanent ingredients in the nature of man. . . . " " Talk sense. Of course there's the open air, and the shooting, and the physical satisfaction of walking oneself stupid ; but there's something more than this, only I can't put it into words. After all, as an old Chinaman said to me on the sea wall this morning, mightn't we find lots of other ways of enjoying life at less trouble and expense ? Why does this business get hold of one and stick when all others have grown stale ?
What to read after Houseboat Days in China?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J O P John Otway Percy Bland to read onlineMoreLess
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