Mr.Ellis, when the purpose of this association is considered, it seems to me very wrong to find fault because the chief of our former antagonists has seen the error of his ways and become one of us.

Mr.Bassett, I do not understand your intimation concernin' myself.
I shall adjourn this meetin' until next Friday evenin', gentlemen.
Meanwhile, let us remember that we ARE gentlemen.' "He thumped the desk once, and parades out of the buildin', dignified as Julius Caesar.

The rest of us toddled along after him, all talkin' at once.

Bassett and Ellis glowered at each other and hove out hints about what would happen afore they got through.

'Twas half-past ten afore I got to bed that night, and Sarah J .-- that's Mrs.Stitt--kept me awake another hour explainin' whys and wherefores.
"For the next three days nobody done anything but knock off work and talk club politics.