Word: manas
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...just thinking," said the King staring at Alice, "with your Mana what a good impression you'd make on the Amazulu...
...what's Mana?" asked Alice now very much puzzled...
...Mana's It, and It's Mana. It's what makes me the poor clam that I am; and you, dear girl, the creature that charms the whole world...
...quite understand, Alice. What the Clam is really saying is that you've got that certain something.. that certain 'Je ne sais quoi'... well, you've got personality, Mana; and that's exactly what the Amazulu value so much and why they would make you a priestess...
...presentation of the modern problem with sensible emphasis on the need for right feeling among representative men. The ideas are not presented with as much persuasiveness as might be wished. Outstanding is the annoying fault of unnecessary repetition of phrases and explanations, as for example the constant definition of mana and miasma, which in the 538 pages of the book makes the reading frequently tedious. All the way through, there is a curious uncertainty on the part of the author in sensing what the reader knows and what needs explanation, so if the book had not been tested...