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ferred to the large hall of the Institute, which
seats four hundred and eighty people, and
during later years even this proved too small
for the many who sought admission.
The only criticism to be made of her twenty
years of fruitful service is that her language
has not always been simple enough for the
audiences of the People's Institute. It is
difficult for her to bring herself down to the
level of the common labourer, but as one lis-
tener rightly remarked: "The doors of the
People's Institute are open to all whose
education has been uncompleted, whether
through poverty, or the cares of earning a
livelihood and insufficient time for studies,
and these have made up the great audiences
which filled the hall during her lectures."
During later years her lectures dealt with
the history of literature instead of civilisation.
There are those who have followed her from
the very beginning. One interested attendant
pleasantly expressed the thoughts of many in
the following words : "The speaker's descrip-
tion of the life of past ages is ahvvays coloured
by richness of feeling, not by pathetic de-
clamations, coquettish epigrams, or decorative
phraseology. Neither does she throw weights
stamped with prejudice onto the balance
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