Maurice tore a leaf from his note-book and divided it carefully into five parts, handing a slip to each of his companions.
"Now be still for a while and think, and then write down a name."
All was quiet for a time. "Now," said Maurice, "what is yours, Rosalind?"
"The Secret Society of the Forest," said Rosalind.
"Sons and Daughters of the Forest," announced Belle.
"The Forest Society," said Jack.
Katherine had not been able to think of a name. Maurice's was "The Arden Foresters," suggested, he said, by Belle's "Robin Hood."
"I believe it is the best," said Rosalind, and so they all agreed finally, and the new society was named.
"Now we must have a book and write in it what we promise," said Belle.
"Let's appoint Rosalind and Maurice to draw up a—what do you call it?" suggested Jack.