"If it's yes, you hold your hand up." "But what does 'yes' mean ?" "Means a meeting." "No, it means not a meeting." "I voted for a meeting," cried the schoolboy to Madame Virginsky.
"Then why didn't you hold up your hand ?" "I was looking at you.

You didn't hold up yours, so I didn't hold up mine." "How stupid! I didn't hold up my hand because I proposed it.

Gentlemen, now I propose the contrary.

Those who want a meeting, sit still and do nothing; those who don't, hold up their right hands." "Those who don't want it ?" inquired the schoolboy.

"Are you doing it on purpose ?" cried Madame Virginsky wrathfully.
"No.