《明史·列传·卷八十七》
但参加议论的人大多睁着眼睛，一语不发，拱着手听别人说话。
议者率相顾不发，拱手听。
However, most of the participants would keep their eyes open and remain silent, and just clasped their hands and listened to others.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 议者率相顾不发，拱手听。 [/INST] However, most of the participants would keep their eyes open and remain silent, and just clasped their hands and listened to others.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 议者率相顾不发，拱手听。
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However, most of the participants would keep their eyes open and remain silent, and just clasped their hands and listened to others.
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