The eight sessions that I sat in parliament were a school of civil prudence, the first and most essential virtue of an historian.

III.SOCIAL SUICIDE IV.-A SESSION OF CHAT V.ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK VI.-JOHN BARD VII.BLUEBEARD'S ROOM VIII.-MARTY WILKES IX.-"THIS PLACE FOR REST" X.A BIT OF STALKING XI.-THE QUEST BEGINS XII.THE FIRST DAY XIII.-A TOUCH OF CRIMSON XIV.LEMONADE XV.-THE DARKNESS IN ELDARA XVI.BLUFF XVII.-BUTCH

[Footnote 1: The longest session was the long session of the Fiftieth Congress.]

Will the next session be the long or the short one?

The summer session is the shorter of the two, lasting from near the middle of April till August, when the long vacation takes place.