My proposition is, give us six months, and then, if things are no better, we will welcome a committee of inquiry.

In the meantime, a motion is before the meeting--" "It is proposed and seconded that the directors' report and balance sheet be accepted," Gavin remarked.
The resolution was carried, the directors were reelected, and the meeting broke up.

Cartwright sat down rather limply and wiped his face.
"I pulled it off, but they pushed me hard," he said.

"At one time, it looked as if our defenses would go down." "You have put off the reckoning; I think that's all," one of the directors remarked.
"We have six months," said Cartwright.

"This is something.