Skwirl, for squirrel, was next agreed upon, and lepard, and eegl. And as the blood of the scholars grew ever hotter and hotter, Constitooshun, Deklarayshun, and United Staits were adopted.
"But my Zola B.——" began Maverick.
"What are you-all goin' to call yore next?" asked Willows.
Maverick sighed. "My salary only affords——"
"Beg yore pardon, suh, I forgot," said Willows, with sympathy.
It was here that I rose. "Gentlemen," I said, "let us do it right. Of course, English spelling is but a rag-bag of lawlessness."
"He has said that before," muttered Jesse Willows.
"But," I continued, "the sun never sets on English spelling."
"I object to these constant, trivial interruptions," stated Cottsill.
"Yes, let us onward," urged the chairman.