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Updated: June 14, 2025
I'll git inside the rail, so's to be near the table." When the two squeezed back through the throng again into the board-room, even the staircase was packed. McGaw pulled off his fur cap and struggled past the rail, bowing to the president. The justice's brother stood outside, within reach of McGaw's hand.
Strangely enough, this troubled him little; there are times in a man's life when even the most momentous of happenings shrink into nothing beside the simple process of telling the girl he loves that he loves her. The President was somewhat startled by the House Surgeon's commonplace acceptance of the board's decision; and he returned to the board-room distinctly puzzled.
On the Sunday morning he breakfasted late and then walked up to Grosvenor Square, much pondering what the great man could have to say to him. The great man had declared himself very plainly in the Board-room, especially plainly after the Board had risen.
The President bowed her courteously out of the board-room, while the primroses in the green Devonshire bowl on his desk still nodded guilelessly. Margaret MacLean walked the length of the first corridor; once out of sight and hearing, she tore up the stairs, her cheeks crimson and her eyes suspiciously moist. Before she had reached the second flight the House Surgeon overtook her.
However he got up, looked once round him upon his friends, and then followed Tupper into the Board-room. "There's Johnny been sent for by old Scuffles," said one clerk. "That's about his row with Crosbie," said another. "The Board can't do anything to him for that." "Can't it?" said the first.
I dare say we can accommodate everybody there everybody in the council, anyway." Arthur followed into the board-room, and the others trooped in after him. "I'm just assuming temporary leadership," Arthur explained, "because it's imperative some things be done at once. Later on we can talk about electing officials to direct our activities. Right now we need food. How many of you can shoot?"
Snape was standing up at his desk, and the first word which greeted Charley's ears was an intimation from that gentleman that Mr. Oldeschole had desired that Mr. Tudor, when he arrived, should be instructed to attend in the board-room. 'Very well, said Charley, in a tone of great indifference, 'with all my heart; I rather like seeing Oldeschole now and then.
One perfectly neat, benevolent old fellow, however, who had kept his hat on, and had a single vice that of coming to the Board-room with a brown paper parcel tied up with string murmured: "We must make all allowances," and started an anecdote about his youth. He was gently called to order by his secretary. Scorrier was asked for his opinion. He looked at Hemmings.
When such matters or principles are to be discussed there is certain to be a full gathering of the guardians and a trial of strength between the parties. Those who habitually neglect to attend, leaving the hard labour of administration to be borne by their colleagues, now appear in numbers, and the board-room is crowded, many squires otherwise seldom seen coming in to give their votes.
Being charged to show Jonas out, it went before; and the voice within it cried, as usual, 'By your leave there, by your leave! Gentleman from the board-room, by your leave! Mr Montague being left alone, pondered for some moments, and then said, raising his voice: 'Is Nadgett in the office there?
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