Meanwhile she thought over Marcus' startling speech, Damia's injunctions and Herse's warnings.

Absolute silence ensued after that last swift and startling speech.

The Professor's ambiguous and yet startling speech had forced her to consider her position.

He is recognized and begins his startling speech.

Before I could answer or remark on this startling speech there was a tremendous explosion, which brought me to my feet, with the inevitable,-

You must be polite and well behaved, and don't make any of your startling speeches.

The most startling speeches were expressed not in words but in signs; they were not uttered but shown.

We do not believe that, in spite of his startling speeches, the bias towards Rome was at all as strong even in H. Froude himself.