He did not seem aware of the man behind him, till, as the uproar began to subside, Hugh bent and spoke.
"Do you know, old chap, I'm scared!" he said, with a faint, shamed laugh.

"I feel as if there were devils abroad.

Speak to me, will you, and tell me I'm a fool!" "You are," said Conyers, without turning.
"That lightning is too much for my nerves," said Hugh uneasily.

"It's almost red.

What was it you said just now?
I couldn't hear a word." "It doesn't matter," said Conyers.
"But what was it?
I want to know." The gleam in the fixed eyes leaped to sudden terrible flame, shone hotly for a few seconds, then died utterly away.