For he makes me confess that I ought not to live as I do, neglecting the wants of my own soul, and Busying myself with the concerns of the Athenians; therefore I hold my ears and tear myself away from him.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
Dil awed them by her quiet demeanor, and answered apathetically, Busying herself with the supper.
"In Wild Rose Time"
Amanda M. Douglas
But she bravely fought down her suffering, Busying herself with more than usual zeal in home and parish; while the Reverend Arthur came back evening after evening faint, weary, and haggard, from some long botanical ramble.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn