They were not numerous, and the scattered groups emphasized the bareness of the big echoing room.

Cartwright studied the people as they came in.

Some looked gloomy and some stubborn; a few looked frankly bored.

There were five or six women and two whispered, while the others glanced about with jerky movements.

Cartwright's face hardened when he saw Mrs.Seaton, and then he noted Hyslop in a back row.