Moses' countenance lowered. He saw he had gone too far. He was going to answer, when the second leader, impatient of being hitherto kept in the background, stepped forward. This man did not look like a traitor, though he had an exceedingly self-confident and conceited air.

Moses Barraclough's countenance lowered. He was going to answer, when the second leader stepped forward impatiently, with a self-confident and conceited air.
