(Here some of the employers of labour disapproved, plucked at his arm or hem of his reefer jacket, and one squire lumbered off the platform.) But he held on, warming with a theme that hitherto had hardly interested him.

His speeches were above the heads of his peasant audiences; but they were a more sensitive harp to play on than the average Anglo-Saxon audience.

Many women wept, only decorously, as he outlined their influence in a reformed village, a purified Principality.

The men applauded frantically because, despite some prudent reserves, there seemed to be a promise of revolt in his suggestions.

David felt the electric thrill of the orator in harmony with his audience; who for that reason will strive for further triumphs, more resounding perorations.