Magnusroseabruptlytohisfullheight，thenostrilsofhisthin，hawk-likenosevibrating，hissmooth-shavenfacepalerthanever。
Stoprightwhereyouare，sir，heexclaimed。Youforgetyourself，Mr。Annixter。PleaseunderstandthatItoleratesuchwordsasyouhavepermittedyourselftomakeuseoffromnoman，notevenfrommyguest。Ishallaskyoutoapologise。
Inaninstanthedominatedtheentiregroup，imposingarespectthatwasasmuchfearasadmiration。Noonemaderesponse。ForthemomenthewastheMasteragain，theLeader。Likesomanydelinquentschool-boys，theotherscoweredbeforehim，ashamed，puttoconfusion，unabletofindtheirtongues。InthatbriefinstantofsilencefollowinguponMagnus’soutburst，andwhileheheldthemsubduedandover-mastered，thefabricoftheirschemeofcorruptionanddishonestytrembledtoitsbase。ItwasthelastprotestoftheOldSchool，risingupthereindenunciationoftheneworderofthings，thestatesmanopposedtothepolitician。honesty，rectitude，uncompromisingintegrity，prevailingforthelasttimeagainstthedeviousmanoeuvring，theevilcommunications，therottenexpediencyofacorruptedinstitution。
Forafewsecondsnooneanswered。Then，Annixter，movingabruptlyanduneasilyinhisplace，muttered：
Ispokeuponprovocation。Ifyoulike，we’llconsideritunsaid。Idon’tknowwhat’sgoingtobecomeofus——gooutofbusiness，Ipresume。