 | Royal Society of Canada - 1890 - 606 pages
...repeated, until it was driven home The silence however continued unbroken, and it must be said that many a more solemn ceremony has been witnessed with less...be, was however of short duration. Suddenly a cheer spontanously burst forth, and it was no ordinary cheer. The subdued enthusiasm, the pent up feelings... | |
 | 1907 - 594 pages
...century of its existence. The spike driven home, the silence for a moment or two remained unbroken. It seemed as if the act now performed had worked a spell on all present. Each was absorbed in his own thoughts. The silence was, however, of short duration. The pent-up feelings... | |
 | Archibald Williams - 1908 - 496 pages
...home. The silence, however, continued unbroken, and it must be said that a more solemn ceremony had been witnessed with less solemnity. It seemed as if...act now performed had worked a spell on all present. The abstraction of mind, or silent emotion, or whatever it might be, was, however, of short duration.... | |
 | Donna McDonald - 1996 - 630 pages
...now stood at Craigellachie. The spike driven home, the silence for a moment or two remained unbroken. It seemed as if the act now performed had worked a spell on all present. Each was absorbed in his own thoughts. The silence was, however, of short duration. The pentup feelings... | |
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It seemed as if the act now performed had worked a spell on all present. Each one appeared absorbed in his own reflections. 