"We can creep in somewhere at the back, I suppose.

I want to hear how they do it." The young man's face lit up with joy.
"There's sure to be lots of people there," he declared, "but we can find a seat at the back quite easily." "What's it all about ?" Maraton asked.
"The proposed boiler-maker's strike," Aaron replied eagerly.

"The meeting is really a meeting of the workpeople at Boulding's.

But are you sure you won't go on the platform, sir ?" Maraton shook his head.
"That is just what I don't want to do.

I want to see what these meetings are like, what sort of arguments are used, what the spirit of the people is, if I can.