four
o'clock
Krebs had not been born yesterday , he had avoided the wiles of the politicians heretofore , he would n't be fool enough to be taken in now . I told myself that if I were not in a state bordering on a nervous breakdown , I should laugh at such morbid fears , I steadied myself sufficiently to dictate the extract from my speech that was to be published . I was to make addresses at two halls , alternating with Parks , the mayoralty candidate . At four o'clock I went back to my room in the Club to try to get some rest ... . Seddon 's Hall , the place of my first meeting , was jammed that Saturday night . I went through my speech automatically , as in a dream , the habit of long years asserting itself . And yet -- so I was told afterwards -- my delivery was not mechanical , and I actually achieved more emphasis , gave a greater impression of conviction than at any time since the night I had lost my control and violently denounced the reformers .