Though the sea was calm and waveless, the wind was only sufficient to waft her along at the slowest rate; a twinkling flash of the sea at intervals showed, however, that her crew were rowing, and at length the measured beat of the oars could be distinctly heard.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Perhaps, after all, the only hint I need give you as to the way in which we handled it is this: that, the rate of progress of this International Socialism being necessarily that of the slowest-moving and most backward partner in the alliance-Russia-we have used that fact either as a drag on Syndicalism or as an apparent encouragement of it, as the needs of the moment dictated.
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions
He had a manner at once impressive and pleasing, a lucid order which kept the attention and intelligence of the slowest hearer, and attractions of a personal character always esteemed and beloved by students....
"The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University"
Robert Peter