Yes, and for them that preached it, too.

So there! Captain Eben called for more testimony.

But the testifiers were, to use the old minstrel joke, backward in coming forward that evening.

At an ordinary meeting, by this time, the shouts and enthusiasm would have been at their height and half a dozen Come-Outers on their feet at once, relating their experiences and proclaiming their happiness.

But tonight there was a damper; the presence of the leader of the opposition cast a shadow over the gathering.