Arguing his case without passion, slowly, calmly, in excellently chosen language, he can speak on even the most violently contested measure as though it were a demonstration in anatomy.

So he spoke on February 14th--making mince-meat with deadly tranquillity of manner of most of the objections of Mr.Balfour, and altogether strengthening the position of the Bill.
[Sidenote: Mr.Redmond.] A speech which had been looked forward to with even greater curiosity was that of Mr.Redmond, the leader of the Parnellites.

The Tories had settled themselves down in large numbers, counting on a great treat.

And undoubtedly the opening of Mr.Redmond's speech was not auspicious.

He thought that some recognition should have been given to the great dead Irishman as well as to the living Englishman who had brought the Home Rule question to its present position.