The Knockers Club
The Knockers Club
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" Heaven closed her near-earth windows that she might not be suffocated by the whirling dust of ground-up dictionaries, which belched from the blowers of lecture hall and pulpit.
" Boston went reform mad, without being cross about it. She filled her smooth-bore mouth with wet words, and sprinkled, not soaked, her populace. (Hang that metaphor! It's mixed. But so was the stuff it tried to picture. ) "I joined the speech-rangers, but my rostrum oc cupancy was short-lived.
"Why? There were several... reasons.
" There was to be a continuous performance of word-contests at the Old Museum of Departed Arts. Its fourteen halls had fourteen platforms. Four teen men were to talk simultaneously against time and audience.
" I had Hall Number Thirteen, an unlucky num ber for my hearers. I endeavored to close my ha- THE KNOCKERS' CLUB 159 rangue with one fell swoop of pent-up fury let loose. I would be eloquent, unique, impressive, epigram matic, and even grammatical, and all else that goes to make up a ringing finale.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Heaven closed her near-earth windows that she might not be suffocated by the whirling dust of ground-up dictionaries, which belched from the blowers of lecture hall and pulpit.
" Boston went reform mad, without being cross about it. She filled her smooth-bore mouth with wet words, and sprinkled, not soaked, her populace. (Hang that metaphor! It's mixed. But so was the stuff it tried to picture. ) "I joined the speech-rangers, but my rostrum oc cupancy was short-lived.
"Why? There were several... reasons.
" There was to be a continuous performance of word-contests at the Old Museum of Departed Arts. Its fourteen halls had fourteen platforms. Four teen men were to talk simultaneously against time and audience.
" I had Hall Number Thirteen, an unlucky num ber for my hearers. I endeavored to close my ha- THE KNOCKERS' CLUB 159 rangue with one fell swoop of pent-up fury let loose. I would be eloquent, unique, impressive, epigram matic, and even grammatical, and all else that goes to make up a ringing finale.
What to read after The Knockers Club?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Nathaniel Clark Fowler to read onlineMoreLess
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