All I did was to try to throw my personal weight against it." "And you compelled the class to adjourn without attending to Jetson's case." "You're wrong, there, Farl" "Didn't you ?" "I certainly didn't." "Darry, you knew the class wouldn't vote to send you to Coventry just because you had ventured to give your opinion.

Now, the only way the class could escape from the consequences of your action was to adjourn without action on Jetson." "It was you, Farl, who moved to adjourn." "Just to save a lot of hot-bloods from jumping on you, Darry.

They'd have done it in another minute.

The motion to adjourn was the only thing we could do." "That's just it," nodded Midshipman Page.
"But there'll have to be another meeting called right away," Farley went on.

"The brigade will expect it--will have a right to demand it.