From within the fort came the comforting sounds of an orderly crowd.
Terant paused, remembering the crowds, neat and orderly about the pavilion, picturing in his mind the populace.
This might have been because of the growing, surprisingly orderly crowds of refugees.
The orderly crowd shuffled, and a wave of whispering rose to the trees.
But orderly crowds of men were moving toward the motor-powered barges beached to receive them.
Following the arrests, an orderly crowd of 80 to 100 people marched to the 120th Precinct, at 78 Richmond Terrace.
It was an orderly crowd.
The snow kept falling on the upturned faces of the crowd - an orderly crowd of responsible people.
One reason for the orderly crowd was the Government's decision to keep tight control over who could attend.
'We rarely see such an orderly crowd,' one of the police- men said.