Overhead, the sun leaped out and shone for a while with great brilliancy.

"A good omen," many said.
And to Harry it all seemed good, too.

The excitement, the enthusiasm were contagious.

If any prophet of evil was present he had nothing to say.
A jet of smoke standing black against the golden air appeared above a hill, and then came the rumble of a train.

It was that which bore the President elect, coming fast, and a sudden great shout went up from the multitude, followed by silence, broken only by the heavy breathing of so many.