The person to whose turn it falls to impose must lay up the form for
distribution. To prevent disputes, it will be well to prepare a blank
form, as follows, which may be filled up as the work proceeds:—
+-------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------+
| | THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. | |
| +-------------------------------------------+ |
| |BEATTY. | |
| | +-------------------------------------+ |
| | |GOUDY. | |
| | | +-------------------------------+ |
| | | |FARROE. | BY WHOM |
| SIGNATURES. | | | +-------------------------+ IMPOSED. |
| | | | |WILSON. | |
| | | | | +-------------------+ |
| | | | | |CLARK. | |
| | | | | | +-------------+ |
| | | | | | |MCGUIGAN. | |
| | | | | | | +-------+ |
| | | | | | | |MAYHEW.| |
+-------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-------+-----------+
| B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Clark. |
| C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | McGuigan. |
| D | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Farroe. |
| E | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Wilson. |
| F | | | | | | | | |
+-------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-------+-----------+
When the form is laid up, the letter should be divided equally, and, if
possible, each person should distribute the matter originally composed by
him; by this means, the sorts which may have made his case uneven will
return to him. If any man absent himself beyond a reasonable time, his
undistributed matter should be divided equally among his companions, and
when he returns he may have his share of the next division.