The Dawn of Reckoning
“He had written to Philip enclosing a couple of tickets and explaining that he had arranged to deliver a series of lectures on his polar experiences. “I’m rather nervous about it,” he wrote, “because I’m absolutely no good at public speaking. So I hope you’re not bored…” Philip read this to Stella and suggested that they should take advantage of the invitation. “Of course, it’s perfectly true, what he says, he’s no good at public speaking. But still…”
They went to the lecture. The hall was p...acked, and hundreds could not gain admittance. Stella hardly expected to be bored, but she did not expect the extraordinary success that followed. It was true that Ward did not know the art of public speaking. But then, he did not attempt to make a public speech.
He just talked—quietly, winsomely, without the merest pencil note, for just over an hour and a quarter. The intimacy of it all was fascinating. At the close a mob of enthusiasts waited to ask him questions and chat with him, but Philip, contrary to Stella’s expectation, did not suggest waiting behind at all.MoreLess
They went to the lecture. The hall was p...acked, and hundreds could not gain admittance. Stella hardly expected to be bored, but she did not expect the extraordinary success that followed. It was true that Ward did not know the art of public speaking. But then, he did not attempt to make a public speech.
He just talked—quietly, winsomely, without the merest pencil note, for just over an hour and a quarter. The intimacy of it all was fascinating. At the close a mob of enthusiasts waited to ask him questions and chat with him, but Philip, contrary to Stella’s expectation, did not suggest waiting behind at all.MoreLess
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