"Out, I say, before I get extravagant!" Herzog, perfectly comprehending the magnates' unusual conduct as due to oxygen-intoxication in its initial stage, made no comment, but walked to the door, spun the combination and flung it open.
"Glad to have had the pleasure of demonstrating the process to you, gentlemen," said he.

"If you're convinced it's practicable, I'm at your orders for any larger extension of the work.

Have you any other question or suggestion ?" Neither magnate answered.

Flint was trying hard to hold his self-control.

Waldron, red-faced now and highly stimulated, looked as though he had been drinking even more than usual.
Both passed out of the laboratory with rather unsteady steps.