'Oh! oh!'
'Now, I ask you to listen as quietly as you can to a lady who is not accustomed to speaking—a—in Trafalgar Square, or—a—as a matter of fact, at all.'
'A dumb lady!'
'Hooray!'
'Three cheers for the dumb lady!'
The chairman was dreadfully flustered at the unfortunate turn his speech had taken.
'A lady who, as I've said, will tell you, if you'll behave yourselves——'
'Oh! oh!'
'Will tell you something of her impression of police-court justice in this country.'
Jean stole a wondering look at Stonor's sphinx-like face as Vida Levering came forward.