It wasn't broad--it wasn't generous--there was not a note in it above the tone of the Crown Prosecutor, but it was subtle, well-reasoned--the blows were happy, and told--and the Tories and Unionists were hugely and justly delighted.
[Sidenote: The approach of the division.] At last we are within sight of the end.

Friday had come, and everybody knew that this was the day which would see the division; and, after all, the division was the event of the debate.

In moments such as these you can hear the quickened throb of the House of Commons, and if you fail to notice it you soon learn it from the public.

In the lobbies outside stand scores of excited men and women begging, imploring, threatening--using every means to get admission into the galleries to witness a historic and immortal scene.

Outside there is an even denser crowd--ready to hoot or cheer their favourites.