These words were shrieked by the sentries, and you must show that in your reading." "Speak them out, man," said the minister, sharply, and a little nervously, fearing that his wife had undertaken too great a task, and hating to see her defeated.
"Now, Thomas," said Mrs.Murray, "try again.

And remember the sentries shrieked these words, 'To arms!' and so on." Thomas squared his shoulders, spread his feet apart, added a wrinkle to his frown, and a deeper note of desperation to his tone, and began again.
"An-hour-passed-on-the-Turk-awoke-that-bright-dream-was--" The master shuddered.
"Now, Thomas, excuse me.

That's better, but we can improve that yet." Mrs.Murray was not to be beaten.

The attention of the whole school, even to Jimmie Cameron, as well as that of the visitors, was now concentrated upon the event.
"See," she went on, "each phrase by itself.

'An hour passed on: the Turk awoke.' Now, try that far." Again Thomas tried, this time with complete success.