That's all.
Guid day." He turned away from the indignant Mr.Maitland, put his hat on his head and walked from the room, followed by the other members of the Committee, with the exception of Mr.Wigglesworth who lingered with evidently pacific intentions.
"This, sir, is a most (h)auspicious (h)era, sir.

The (h)age of reason and justice 'as dawned, an'-- " "Oh, get out, Wigglesworth.

Haven't you made all your speeches yet?
The time for the speeches is past.

Good day." He turned to his bookkeeper.
"Wickes, bring me the reports turned in by Perrotte, at once." Mr.Maitland's manner was frankly, almost brutally, imperious.

It was not his usual manner with his subordinates, from which it may be gathered that Mr.Maitland was seriously disturbed.