[Demos by George Gissing]@TWC D-Link bookDemos CHAPTER VI 35/38
Just think about it on your way home; talk about it to your wives and your children.
It's the sight of objects like that that makes my blood boil, and that's set me in earnest at this work of ours. I feel for that man and all like him as if they were my brothers.
And I take you all to witness, all you present and all you repeat my words to, that I'll work on as long as I have life in me, that I'll use every opportunity that's given me to uphold the cause of the poor and down-trodden against the rich and selfish and luxurious, that if I live another fifty years I shall still be of the people and with the people, that no man shall ever have it in his power to say that Richard Mutimer misused his chances and was only a new burden to them whose load he might have lightened!' There was nothing for it but to leap on to the very benches and yell as long as your voice would hold out. After that the meeting was mere exuberance of mutual congratulations. Mr.Cullen was understood to be moving the usual vote of thanks, but even his vocal organs strove hard for little purpose.
Daniel Dabbs had never made a speech in his life, but excitement drove him on the honourable post of seconder.
The chairman endeavoured to make certain announcements; then the assembly broke up.
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