The Liberals who had slipped back joined in.

The effectiveness of their cheers was heightened by the fact that they were not in their places, but standing on the floor.

From out their cheering ranks stood the splendid figure--the broad shoulders, the massive head, the shaggy beard and hair, all the virility and sensitiveness that are found in the splendid form of Mr.
Allen--manufacturer and workman, poet and Radical.

The Old Man, splendidly composed, and yet profoundly moved, looked back, gave a courtly bow, and then went out.

And here it was that a little scene took place of which the public prints have hitherto contained no mention.