71-80

(71) In the East we do not have to endure weeks of dry weather before we can enjoy the rain.

(72) “Bring me a pail of berries before I take this crutch and kill you!”

(73) It was noon before the pail was full.

(74) She stared wild-eyed as she saw one of the men and a girl wade out of the water and stand on the bank a moment before diving in again.

(75) Shakespeare had sympathy of the individual common man, as can be easily seen from a study of his plays.

(76) It is Shakespeare's understanding of the permanent qualities in human nature that gives to his characters their unchanging appeal to his readers.

(77) The old artisan worked as it suited him, with the result that consumers generally had to wait for the goods they had ordered from him.

(78) He does not care about each minute, for the good reason that he has not been made conscious of the existence of minutes.

(79) A man can wear out a particular part of his mind by continually using it.

(80) It was a very sweet half hour before your doctor came and sent me away.