He was thoroughly enjoying the talk, and for the time being the human problem which had so long wearied his heart and mind was forgotten.
He was roused out of this to answer the question concerning the real condition of affairs in the lower part of the town.

Instantly his mind sprang back to that which absorbed it in reality more than anything else.

Before he knew it he had not only answered the particular question, but had gone on to describe the picture of desperate life in the tenement district.

The buzz of conversation in the other rooms gradually ceased.

The group about the minister grew, as others became aware that something unusual was going on in that particular room.