Conscious of the inspection of all there assembled, Mrs.Peterson's conduct was different from that of her spouse.

With head held very high and a glance of scorn, as of one hurling back some uttered word of obloquy, she marched down the hall to the side occupied by the ladies; nay, even passed the full line as in daring review, and seated herself at the farther end, with head upright, as ready for instant sally of offence.
The door opened again and yet again.

Two or three engineers, a rodman, a leveller, and an axeman came in, near behind them more cattlemen.
From among the guests of the hotel several came, and presently the clerk of the hotel himself.

The line of men grew steadily, but the body upon the opposite side of the room remained constant, immobile, and unchanged.

At these devoted beings there glared many eyes from across the room.