it was a problem
without other solution
than that of patience
It was a tantalizing problem that confronted us.
As long as we were vigilant, they could not escape; and as long as they were careful, we would be unable to catch them.
Charley cudgelled his brains continually, but for once his imagination failed him.
It was a problem apparently without other solution than that of patience.
It was a waiting game, and whichever waited the longer was bound to win.
To add to our irritation, friends of the Italians established a code of signals with them from the shore, so that we never dared relax the siege for a moment.
And besides this, there were always one or two suspicious-looking fishermen hanging around the Solano Wharf and keeping watch on our actions.
We could do nothing but “grin and bear it,” as Charley said, while it took up all our time and prevented us from doing other work.
From Tales of the Fish Patrol by Jack London, New York, Macmillan Company, 1905.
I was reminded of today’s political news cycle.
It was a problem apparently without other solution than that of patience
It was a waiting game, and whichever waited the longer was bound to win.
We can do nothing but “grin and bear it,” as Charley said, while it takes up all our time and prevents us from doing other work.
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