He half rose under the impelling stress of this feeling, with the sweat standing on his brow, and his jaw dropped in a scared and bewildered stare.
Then, quite as suddenly, the sense of shock was gone; and it was as if nothing at all had happened.

He drew a long breath, took another sip of his coffee, and found himself all at once reflecting almost pleasurably upon the charm of contact with really educated people.

He leaned back in the big chair again, and smiled to show these men of the world how much at his ease he was.

It required an effort, he discovered, but he made it bravely, and hoped he was succeeding.
"It hasn't been in my power to at all lay hold of what the world keeps on learning nowadays about its babyhood," he said.

"All I have done is to try to preserve an open mind, and to maintain my faith that the more we know, the nearer we shall approach the Throne." Dr.Ledsmar abruptly scuffled his feet on the floor, and took out his watch.