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"Seymour," my brother-in-law answered in his board-room style, "you are a great deal too previous, as Medhurst used to say I mean, Colonel Clay in his character as Medhurst. In the first place, these are early days; our friends have not yet developed their intentions.
I cannot tell you as a fact that I shall withdraw from the Board till I receive the advice of a friend with whom I am consulting. I hardly yet know what my duty may be. 'I'll tell you, sir, what can not be your duty. It cannot be your duty to make known out of that Board-room any of the affairs of the Company which you have learned in that Board-room.
Sunk in the chair, that square thick trunk of a body in short black-braided coat seemed divested of all neck. Young Gilbert Farney, secretary of "The Island Navigation Company," entering his hushed Board-room, stepped briskly to the table, gathered some papers, and stood looking at his chairman.
I can imagine the glee of our Poor Law Commissioners at the notion of these seats having arms and backs; but small spines being of older date than their occupation of the Board-room at Somerset House, I thought even this provision very merciful and kind.
Two days later, Matheson had to leave his wife in the hands of the doctors in order to attend a brief meeting of the Board of Directors of Hudson Bay Transport, Ltd. They were seated in the stately board-room of the London and United Kingdom Bank in Lombard Street, at one end of the huge oval table over which the affairs of nations are settled. Clifford Matheson was in the chair.
Milburgh to come to me in the board-room, please," he said. Then he went back to his visitor. "That matter of Milburgh can wait," he said. "I'm not so sure that I shall proceed any farther with it. Did you make inquiries at all? If so, you had better tell me the gist of them before Milburgh comes." Tarling took a small white card from his pocket and glanced at it.
They met in the board-room of the two great societies, in one another's houses, and sometimes they may have talked over their projects with Bishop Ken at the seat of their generous supporter, Lord Weymouth.
"I don't suppose he liked being thrashed any better than I should." "Nobody gives me a black eye," said Mr Optimist. "Nobody has as yet," said the major. "I hope they never will," said Mr Butterwell. Then, the hour for their meeting having come round, Mr Crosbie came into the Board-room. "We have been very sorry to hear of this misfortune," said Mr Optimist, very gravely.
The boys then wore a long gray skirt and girdle, something similar to the Christ's Hospital uniform, and the girls a dress of gray. The hospital originated in the charity of the parishioners. Various additions have since been made to the building, and class-rooms have been added. The older class-rooms and board-room are wainscoted.
The Youngest and Prettiest threw it, Jason-fashion, and waited expectantly for a clash of steel. Instead the Senior Surgeon stepped forward, rather pink and embarrassed. "I should like to withdraw my request for a new surgical ward. It can wait for the present, at least." And then it was that Margaret MacLean and the House Surgeon entered the board-room.
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