I looked about me at their faces and saw that they remained complacently superior to what he had charged.

And I remembered what he had told me: that no indictment of their morality could shake them.

However, I could see that the boldness of his language had affected Miss Brentwood.

She was looking worried and apprehensive.
Ernest began by describing the army of revolution, and as he gave the figures of its strength (the votes cast in the various countries), the assemblage began to grow restless.

Concern showed in their faces, and I noticed a tightening of lips.