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Thin and quavering through the expectant hush came the chords of a harmonium.
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The cave seemed to inspire silence, an expectant hush even from the babies.
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His words brought all the conversations to an end, and an expectant hush fell.
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There had been an expectant hush upon the men for the last few moments.
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And yet a hush seemed to hang over sea and land: an expectant hush.
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The assembly of youths and maidens had waited her choice with eager, expectant hush.
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When Moxlow's even tones fell on the expectant hush, Langham writhed in his seat.
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At once an expectant hush fell over the whole gathering.
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The last expectant hush had fallen upon the house.
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An expectant hush fell-andthen at last there strode out on the stage the Candidate.
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An expectant hush seemed to run over the room.
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The two classes had now seated themselves, and an expectant hush fell upon those assembled.
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As an expectant hush fell, Madeline pulled a cord and the picture's covering fell away.
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After the courtiers stepped back from the throne a deep, expectant hush fell upon the room.
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There was an expectant hush when she and the Rector were seen approaching any special group.
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And this was what the newspaper men would call a low buzz-anexpectant hush-thisanimated babble!
