Snaked in, he was, out of the wet, like a yeller dog, by the club that had kicked him out of his own shop.
"Chairman Gabe pounds for order, and suggests that the votin' can go on.
But Ellis jumps up, and says he: "'What's the sense of votin' now ?' he asks sarcastic.

'Will the lost lamb we've just yanked into the fold have the face to stand up and bleat that he hasn't promised to vote Conservative?
Dan Bassett, of all the contemptible tricks that ever--' "Bassett's face was redder'n a ripe tomatter.

He shakes his fist in Gaius's face and yells opinions and comments.
"'Don't you talk to me about tricks, you ward-heeler!' he hollers.
'Why did you fetch Mr.Holway back home?
Why did you, hey?
That was the trickiest trick that I--' "Gabe pretty nigh broke his mallet thumpin'.
"'Gentlemen! gentlemen!' says he.

'This is most unseemly.

Sit down, if you PLEASE.