But he felt it his duty at this moment to try and give a little harangue.
They per from more by a gesture than others by a long harangue.
The slightest hint ofdisagreement,from anyone,on the most trivial point, was enough to set him off on a harangue that might last for hours,inwhich he proved himself right in so many ways,and with suchexhausting volubility,that in the end his hearer,stunned anddeafened,would agree with him,for the sake of peace.
After her harangue was over and I had been dismissed, the party continued, but the atmosphere was much more subdued.