Anxious eyes were cast in Rollitt's direction.

But he, strange to say, was all there, and held up his hand with the rest.
Fisher major himself at the last moment kept his own hand down.

He had decided that, if Brinkman voted for himself, he would do the same.
Brinkman had voted.

But, when it came to following his example, the candidate's pride went on strike, and, whether it lost the election or not, he declined to vote, Three of the tellers evidently agreed, but the other had to count again before he made the figure right.

Then the written paper was handed up to Yorke, "Brinkman 128, Fisher major, 129-- Fisher is elected.".