The
speaker, and the schoolmaster, and the third grown person present, all backed a little, and swept with their eyes the inclined plane of little vessels then and there arranged in order, ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim.
In such meetings five minutes was the time allotted to each
speaker; but when Martin's five minutes were up, he was in full stride, his attack upon their doctrines but half completed.
A violent movement of interest and surprise here greeted this remark of the
speaker.
Ernest, the
Speaker, all the members turned to see.
There was a plaintive and natural melody in the tones of the
speaker's voice, as she thus unconsciously uttered her concern, that impelled the listener to advance to the side of the carriage, where a short conversation passed between the gentlemen, and the stranger returned to the ladies, who were yet lingering near the spot, apparently unwilling to depart from a scene that had so deeply interested one of them.
And what sort of thing was this, anyhow?"--So all at once it occurred to Jurgis to look at the
speaker.
Certainly, he said; that is the model which such a
speaker must necessarily take.
When each new
speaker strikes a new light, emancipates us from the oppression of the last
speaker, to oppress us with the greatness and exclusiveness of his own thought, then yields us to another redeemer, we seem to recover our rights, to become men.
No one was bold enough to dispute a right, that had so often been exercised by warriors far inferior to the present
speaker, and the adoption was listened to, in grave and respectful silence.
"Where'll you get the water?" demanded the first
speaker, in return.
The kine, however, seemed to listen eagerly to a
speaker, and took no heed of him who approached.
Lucille raised her head and regarded the last
speaker steadily.