Word: bilbo
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...afternoon there began an unusual scurrying around on the floor. Senators began to gather in huddles. Minority Leader Alben Barkley lumbered over to the Democratic cloakroom door and talked at length with the man who stood there, just inside, nervously flicking at his lips with a handkerchief-Bilbo...
Ellender had the floor. Barkley went and whispered in his ear. Bilbo opened his door a crack so that he could watch. He watched Ellender yield the floor to Barkley, who promised to give it back if Ellender still wanted it "after he has heard what I have...
...Until Such Time." Ponderously Barkley said what he had to say. He was sure the Senate wanted to "compose the situation." Bilbo had been a member for twelve years. Now "the Senator-elect from Mississippi is an ill man. He has an infection of the mouth. Physicians pronounced it cancer." Bilbo closed the door...
Barkley's voice rumbled on. Bilbo had already had one operation. He had told Barkley the night before that he had to have another...
...first time in two days the Senate chamber and the crowded galleries were still. Bilbo's colleagues had long been aware of his illness...