But when the silent throngs on the street broke into cheers, he knew it was true.

The throng, silent, watched with bated breath as the total was tallied.

And then the voice of the Ho-don warrior rang clear upon the ears of the silent throng.

The golden bier was laid at the foot of the gravemound before the silent throng.

As he had suspected, a silent throng had gathered there.

On and on he moved, forcing his way through the silent throng.

The bullet went wild, ricocheted from the stone mountain, and struck down into the silent throng of Jarro.

"Easier said than done," muttered the youth, scanning the silent throng.

Metallic clangings echoed over the silent throng as the doors through which people had filed were shut.

A wave of tense speculation ran along the silent throng at the palisade.