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However , their astonishment did not prevent their activity . The fight grew hotter every hour , and when six o'clock came neither side could have guessed at the result with any certainty . Every one agreed that never before had there been such an election in Raymond , and both sides awaited the announcement of the result with the greatest interest . It was after ten o'clock when the meeting at the tent was closed . It had been a strange and , in some respects , a remarkable meeting . Maxwell had come down again at Gray 's request . He was completely worn out by the day 's work , but the appeal from Gray came to him in such a form that he did not feel able to resist it .