Of course he did not say so at once; but reasons were given for judicious delay in the Admiral's Reappointment.
"Christopher Columbus, Volume 7 And The New World Of His Discovery, A Narrative"
Filson Young
When thus set apart she shall be under the direct oversight of the Bishop of the Diocese, to whom she may resign her office at any time, but having once resigned her office she is not privileged to be reappointed thereto unless the Bishop shall see "weighty cause for such Reappointment."
"The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia"
William James Miller
He regretted he was unable to recommend the Reappointment of an officer who had resigned at such short notice.
"The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon"
José Maria Gordon