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At last the silence was broken by a hearty laugh on the part of Captain Sedley. "Why don't you put the question, Frank?" asked he. "The debate has not taken place yet." "There are some questions which it is not necessary to debate." AT LAST THE SILENCE WAS BROKEN BY A HEARTY LAUGH ON THE PART OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY WHY DON'T YOU PUT THE QUESTION FRANK ASKED HE THE DEBATE HAS NOT TAKEN PLACE YET THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS WHICH IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DEBATE
, I must beg the gentleman to withdraw his motion." "He cannot withdraw without the consent of the house--of the club, I mean," said Frank, blushing at his blunder. "It is customary when no objection is made," replied Captain Sedley gravely, "to permit a motion to be withdrawn." "Mr. Chairman," said Charles, rising, "for the obvious reasons mentioned by the honorable and distinguished gentleman, I withdraw my motion." At the risk of disturbing the dignity of the meeting, Captain Sedley remarked that he had stated no reasons. "I move that the room be called Zephyr Hall," said Tony Weston. "Second the motion," said Charles. Frank stated the question, and observed that it was open for any remarks. But the members, not feeling disposed to indulge in any flights of eloquence before Captain Sedley, maintained an obstinate silence for full five minutes. The chairman, impressed with the idea that some speeches must be made, anyhow, did not interrupt the dignified quiet by putting the question. DE OF THE TABLE BUT FOR REASONS OF MY OWN I MUST BEG THE GENTLEMAN TO WITHDRAW HIS MOTION HE CANNOT WITHDRAW WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE HOUSE OF THE CLUB I MEAN SAID FRANK BLUSHING AT HIS BLUNDER IT IS CUSTOMARY WHEN NO OBJECTION IS MADE REPLIED CAPTAIN SEDLEY GRAVELY TO PERMIT A MOTION TO BE WITHDRAWN MISTER CHAIRMAN SAID CHARLES RISING FOR THE OBVIOUS REASONS MENTIONED BY THE HONOURABLE AND DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN I WITHDRAW MY MOTION AT THE RISK OF DISTURBING THE DIGNITY OF THE MEETING CAPTAIN SEDLEY REMARKED THAT HE HAD STATED NO REASONS I MOVE THAT THE ROOM BE CALLED ZEPHYR HALL SAID TONY WESTON SECOND THE MOTION SAID CHARLES FRANK STATED THE QUESTION AND OBSERVED THAT IT WAS OPEN FOR ANY REMARKS BUT THE MEMBERS NOT FEELING DISPOSED TO INDULGE IN ANY FLIGHTS OF ELOQUENCE BEFORE CAPTAIN SEDLEY MAINTAINED AN OBSTINATE SILENCE FOR FULL FIVE MINUTES THE CHAIRMAN IMPRESSED WITH THE IDEA THAT SOME SPEECHES MUST BE MADE ANYHOW DID NOT INTERRUPT THE DIGNIFIED QUIET BY PUTTING THE QUESTION
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