You have the sense of watching the visible working of his inner mind; and you are far more deeply impressed than by the glib facility which does not pause, does not stumble, does not hesitate, because he does not stop to think.

Many people, reading so much about Mr.Sexton's oratory, will be under the impression that he is a very rapid and fluent speaker.

He is nothing of the kind.

He speaks with a great slowness, grave deliberation, and there are often long and sometimes even trying pauses between his sentences.
He could not conceal on this great occasion the anxiety and the seriousness of the situation; but the mind was splendidly clear, the language as well chosen as though he were sitting in a room and holding discourse to a few admiring friends; and what Mr.Sexton had to say was, that he would not go into the same lobby with Chamberlain and Balfour in order to defeat the Government; in short, that he was going to vote with Mr.Gladstone.A long-drawn sigh of relief.

The Government is saved.
[Sidenote: The field unsteady.] But hush--not yet.