He made a racking effort, and at the end of this
epoch found words again. "In making my argument in this debate, I would
state that--"
"Two minutes!" said the chairman. "Refutation by the negative. Miss D.
Yocum. Two minutes."
"I waive them," said Dora, primly. "I submit that the affirmative has
not refuted the argument of the negative."
"Very well." With his gavel the chairman sharply tapped the desk before
him, "The question is now before the house. 'Resolved, that Germany
is both morally and legally justified in her invasion of Belgium.' All
those in favour of the--"
But here there was an interruption of a kind never before witnessed
during any proceedings of the Lumen Society. It came from neither of
the debaters, who still remained standing at their desks until the
vote settling their comparative merits in argument should be taken. The
interruption was from the rear row of seats along the wall, where
sat new members of the society, freshmen not upon the program for the
evening. A loud voice was heard from this quarter, a loud but nasal
voice, shrill as well as nasal, and full of a strange hot passion.
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