The words were given clearly, with sufficient intonation for easy understanding, so that they who were willing to hear something from him felt on hearing that they had received full value for their money.

At any rate, the lectures were successful.

The money was made,--and was kept.
He came from his first trip to America to his new house in Onslow Square, and then published _The Newcomes_.

This, too, was one of his great works, as to which I shall have to speak hereafter.

Then, having enjoyed his success in the first attempt to lecture, he prepared a second series.