We all admired you very much." Craig cheered up instantly; he was on his own ground now.

"How long ago ?" he asked.
"Three years; two years last September." "Oh, I was a mere boy then.

You ought to hear me now." And Joshua launched forth into a description of his oratory, then related how he had won over juries in several important cases.

His arms, his hands were going, his eyes were glistening, his voice had that rich, sympathetic tone which characterizes the egotist when the subject is himself.

Miss Severence listened without comment; indeed, he was not sure that she was listening, so conventional was her expression.