There was no desire on the part of this soldier to shirk duty.

The more the man is encouraged to shirk work, the more the woman will have to toil to make up for wasted time.

If he is too severe, he will fix in the shirks more firmly the shirk microbe; but if he is of better fibre, he may supply a little more will to those who lack it, and gradually create an atmosphere of right intent, so that the only disgrace will consist in their wearing the face off the regulator and keeping one ear cocked to catch the coming footsteps of the boss.

"As if something was saying 'shirk-shirk'?" said Nat.