He's just the kind of a boy to like to be an officer of some kind." "Oh, he can't be an officer," said Harry, still whittling at the root.
"He has resigned." "George Purvis resigned!" exclaimed Kate.

"Why, what did he do that for ?" "Oh, we didn't agree," said Harry; "and we're better off without him.

We have Directors enough as it is.

Five is a very good number.

There can't be a tie vote with five members in the Board." Kate suspected that something had happened that she was not to be told.
But she asked no questions.
After a few minutes of swinging and whittling, in which neither of them said anything, Kate got out of her grape-vine swing and picked up her hat from the ground, and Harry jumped up and whistled for Rob.
As they walked home together, Kate said: "Harry, I think I'd better resign as Treasurer.