They conferred in a murmur.
Kenny viciously killed a spider and strained his ears in vain to hear the purport of the consultation.
After an interval of heated debate Silas returned and with an air of scepticism demanded twenty-five dollars.

When Kenny, who never questioned the price of anything, argued the point from motives of pure antagonism, he called the marshal.

The marshal was conservative.

He dallied with the need of coming.

Kenny took advantage of a dispute among the enemy to count out the bills in concessional disgust and shove them through the slats.