The next two years were quietly but busily spent in Beverly. He was busily employed pulling the gums from the wattle trees. Amid these activities, Wolfgang was busily composing. His right hand was busily occupied with rapid arpeggios. His 2,100 guerillas surprised and wiped out two battalions that were busily sacking the town. The troopers were busily engaged in the duties of border surveillance and border security. Everything there is confused, and every man there is busily pursuing some selfish aim. There he appears to have resided until May 1656, busily employed in collecting intelligence. In Africa again, Kane encounters Arab slave traders busily engaged driving slaves to market. Nal is working busily at his loom so that he may meet Nirilya, his betrothed. Oscar Peterson usually comped busily, while Count Basie comped sparsely. Hebert continued to work pretty busily for the next five years. Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. After 1865, Acton settled in London, where he was soon busily employed. There the general staff was busily at work planning the day.