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"It is moved and seconded that this room be called Sedley Hall," continued the coxswain, rising from the chair. "The question is open for discussion." "Mr. Chairman," said Captain Sedley, scarcely able to control his inclination to indulge in a hearty laugh at the dignity and formality of the proceedings, "though not, strictly speaking, a member of the club, perhaps you will indulge me in a few remarks on the question before the house. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THIS ROOM BE CALLED SEDLEY HALL CONTINUED THE COXSWAIN RISING FROM THE CHAIR THE QUESTION IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION MISTER CHAIRMAN SAID CAPTAIN SEDLEY SCARCELY ABLE TO CONTROL HIS INCLINATION TO INDULGE IN A HEARTY LAUGH AT THE DIGNITY AND FORMALITY OF THE PROCEEDINGS THOUGH NOT STRICTLY SPEAKING A MEMBER OF THE CLUB PERHAPS YOU WILL INDULGE ME IN A FEW REMARKS ON THE QUESTION BEFORE THE HOUSE
n 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. "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. "Second the motion," said Fred Harper. TER 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 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 MOTIONS SECOND THE MOTION SAID FRED HARPER
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