And then suddenly, grating harshly upon that silence, came the voice of O'Moy.

He pushed back, his chair grating harshly.

Suddenly the talk came to an end, the three heads separated and the three chairs were pushed back, grating harshly.

Henley laughed, the sound grating harshly on my nerves, yet I made no movement of protest as he stepped silently back to his desk.