To the reticent Charles Gould, who complained about "clap-trap eloquence" and the "art of declamation" , this sound is his speech. The "peculiar force" in a proclamation is its power to convince, to impose a dream-ideal on others and make it their own. And here again the word "fact" is linked to human influence. Where does the "marvellousness" lie -- in Charles' desire becoming a fact, or the fact becoming a desire in others? In this passage fact is merely a middle ground between internal desire and social reorganization.