although he is not a good lecturer, that is, he
speaks in a low voice and with very little animation,
that great audience listened for over
an hour while he delivered his lecture in a
voice which it was difficult to hear in almost
any part of the hall ; but so intent were they
that during the whole period one might have
heard a pin drop. This audience was almost
entirely working class.
The road which lies along the outside of the inner walls of the Kremlin, is I think, the most crowded with people in Moscow. I have crossed it at all hours of the day and night, sometimes on foot, nearly always in a vehicle, and have always found a large number of people about. On Sundays it appears to be a kind of parade, even during the severe weather which prevailed while I was there ; and once more I am bound to say that I saw no sign of the terrible depression which other people appear to have seen.
One other example : on the day I visited the prison in which Mr. Keeling is interned, our car broke down through bumping into a great hole in the road. It looked as if we should be obliged to walk the remainder of the distance : the driver, Fineberg and myself did our best to shift the machine. We were surrounded by a crowd of people of all ages, and I had a good look at these. They were just the same curious crowd that would gather
