H. G. Wells about watch (“The Time Machine”, 1895) - But I was too restless to watch long; I am too Occidental for a long vigil. I could work at a problem for years, but to wait inactive for twenty-four hours—that is another matter.
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“ But I was too restless to watch long; I am too Occidental for a long vigil. I could work at a problem for years, but to wait inactive for twenty-four hours—that is another matter. ”
 H. G. Wells, The Time Machine (1895). copy citation

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H. G. Wells about watch (“The Time Machine”, 1895) - But I was too restless to watch long; I am too Occidental for a long vigil. I could work at a problem for years, but to wait inactive for twenty-four hours—that is another matter.
H. G. Wells about watch (“The Time Machine”, 1895) - But I was too restless to watch long; I am too Occidental for a long vigil. I could work at a problem for years, but to wait inactive for twenty-four hours—that is another matter.