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"I move that this hall, hereafter, henceforward, and for all time to come, be called Sedley Hall," said Charles, who, in the absence of any work on parliamentary tactics in his father's library, had carefully studied the "Business Man's Assistant," from which he had stored his memory with a variety of legal and technical phrases. He had the jingle of them in his head, and did not mind much about the substance. Captain Sedley entered the hall just as he made his motion. I MOVE THAT THIS HALL HEREAFTER HENCEFORWARD AND FOR ALL TIME TO COME BE CALLED SEDLEY HALL SAID CHARLES WHO IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY WORK ON PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS IN HIS FATHER'S LIBRARY HAD CAREFULLY STUDIED THE BUSINESS MAN'S ASSISTANT FROM WHICH HE HAD STORED HIS MEMORY WITH A VARIETY OF LEGAL AND TECHNICAL PHRASES HE HAD THE JINGLE OF THEM IN HIS HEAD AND DID NOT MIND MUCH ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE CAPTAIN SEDLEY ENTERED THE HALL JUST AS HE MADE HIS MOTION
sing the pages of Cushing's "Manual." When, therefore, the coxswain called the meeting to order, all noise and conversation immediately ceased; and the members of the club seemed determined to conduct themselves with more propriety than the "legal voters" of Rippleton had at the town meeting they had attended. Frank, in the words of the newspaper reporters, "made a neat and appropriate speech," on the occasion of taking possession of the new hall. After this important matter had been disposed of, the coxswain remarked that the first business of the club would be to select a name for the hall. "Mr. Chairman," said Charles Hardy, rising with the utmost gravity and decorum. Uncle Ben laughed outright; but immediately apologized for his unseemly mirth, and fearful lest he should disturb the dignified body again, he withdrew from the hall, and busied himself in polishing up the brass work of the boat. "Charles Hardy," said the young chairman, bowing to the member who had obtained the floor. DAY HE FOUND FRANK INTENTLY PERUSING THE PAGES OF CUSHING'S MANUAL WHEN THEREFORE THE COXSWAIN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER ALL NOISE AND CONVERSATION IMMEDIATELY CEASED AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB SEEMED DETERMINED TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH MORE PROPRIETY THAN THE LEGAL VOTERS OF BRIPPLETON HAD AT THE TOWN MEETING THEY HAD ATTENDED FRANK IN THE WORDS OF THE NEWSPAPER REPORTERS MADE A NEAT AND APPROPRIATE SPEECH ON THE OCCASION OF TAKING POSSESSION OF THE NEW HALL AFTER THIS IMPORTANT MATTER HAD BEEN DISPOSED OF THE COXON REMARKED THAT THE FIRST BUSINESS OF THE CLUB WOULD BE TO SELECT A NAME FOR THE HALL MISTER CHAIRMAN SAID CHARLES HARDY RISING WITH THE UTMOST GRAVITY AND DECORUM UNCLE BEN LAUGHED OUTRIGHT BUT IMMEDIATELY APOLOGIZED FOR HIS UNSEEMLY MIRTH AND FEARFUL LEST HE SHOULD DISTURB THE DIGNIFIED BODY AGAIN HE WITHDREW FROM THE HALL AND BUSIED HIMSELF IN POLISHING UP THE BRASS WORK OF THE BOAT CHARLES HARDY SAID THE YOUNG CHAIRMAN BOWING TO THE MEMBER WHO HAD OBTAINED THE FLOOR
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