The mysterious fluid that ran silently and invisibly through the copper wires put them in touch with the mysteries of Nature.

And they gripped the brass handles, holding on till the tension became too great, with the conscientious air of people taking medicine.
Stinky, full of jealous fear, had dragged Pinkey to the new market, where he meant to treat her to green peas and ice-cream.

But as they passed the battery, a sudden desire swept through him to give an exhibition of his strength and endurance to this girl, to force her admiration with the vanity of a cock strutting before his hens.
He took hold of the brass handles, and watched the dial, like a clock-face, that marked the intensity of the current.

The muscles of his face contracted into a rigid stare as the electric current ran through his limbs.

He had the face of one visiting the dentist, but he held on until the pointer marked half-way.