Member

There comes a point, and I think we are near that point, where we must decide whether we wish to keep what are described as “firm conventions” in our Companion. These are: that we meet in the afternoon, which lately we have not always done—we met at 11 am on one-third of the Mondays to Wednesdays in the September session; that we rise at 10 pm, which lately we have rarely done—we went after 10 pm on all but one of the Mondays to Wednesdays in the September session, and three times after midnight, which I agree is unacceptable; that we rise at 7 pm on a Thursday, which lately we have not always done—indeed, we did not do so once in September; and that we rise at 3 pm on a Friday, which we did on only one Friday out of three in September.