Grahamtoldhimbriefly。
Ostroglistenedinsilence。
Hesmiledfaintly。\"DoyouknowwhatIwasdoingwhentheycametotellmeyouhadcome？\"
\"HowcanIguess？\"
\"Preparingyourdouble。\"
\"Mydouble？\"
\"Amanaslikeyouaswecouldfind。Weweregoingtohypnotisehim，tosavehimthedifficultyofacting。Itwasimperative。Thewholeofthisrevoltdependsontheideathatyouareawake，alive，andwithus。Evennowagreatmultitudeofpeoplehasgatheredinthetheatreclamouringtoseeyou。Theydonottrust……Youknow，ofcourse——somethingofyourposition？\"
\"Verylittle，\"saidGraham。
\"Itislikethis。\"Ostrogwalkedapaceortwointotheroomandturned。\"Youareabsoluteowner，\"
hesaid，\"ofmorethanhalftheworld。AsaresultofthatyouarepracticallyKing。Yourpowersarelimitedinmanyintricateways，butyouarethefigurehead，thepopularsymbolofgovernment。ThisWhiteCouncil，theCouncilofTrusteesasitiscalled\"
\"Ihaveheardthevagueoutlineofthesethings。\"
\"Iwondered。\"
\"Icameuponagarrulousoldman。\"
\"Isee……Ourmasses——thewordcomesfromyourdays——youknowofcourse，thatwestillhavemasses——regardyouasouractualruler。JustasagreatnumberofpeopleinyourdaysregardedtheCrownastheruler。Theyarediscontented——themassesallovertheearth——withtheruleofyourTrustees。Forthemostpartitistheolddiscontent，theoldquarrelofthecommonmanwithhiscommonness——themiseryofworkanddisciplineandunfitness。
ButyourTrusteeshaveruledill。Incertainmatters，intheadministrationoftheLabourCompanies，forexample，theyhavebeenunwise。Theyhavegivenendlessopportunities。Alreadyweofthepopularpartywereagitatingforreforms——whenyourwakingcame。Came！Ifithadbeencontriveditcouldnothavecomemoreopportunity。\"Hesmiled。
\"Thepublicmind，makingnoallowanceforyouryearsofquiescence，hadalreadyhitonthethoughtofwakingyouandappealingtoyou，and——Flash！\"
Heindicatedtheoutbreakbyagesture，andGrahammovedhisheadtoshowthatheunderstood。
\"TheCouncilmuddled——quarreled。Theyalwaysdo。Theycouldnotdecidewhattodowithyou。
Youknowhowtheyimprisonedyou？\"
\"Isee。Isee。Andnow——wewin？\"
\"Wewin。Indeedwewin。Tonight，infiveswifthours。Suddenlywestruckeverywhere。Thewindvanepeople，theLabourCompanyanditsmillions，burstthebonds。Wegotthepulloftheaeropiles。\"
Hepaused。\"Yes，\"saidGraham，guessingthataeropilemeantflyingmachine。
\"Thatwas，ofcourse，essential。Ortheycouldhavegotaway。Allthecityrose，everythirdmanalmostwasinit！Alltheblue，allthepublicservices，saveonlyjustafewaeronautsandabouthalftheredpolice。Youwererescued，andtheirownpoliceoftheWays——nothalfofthemcouldbemassedattheCouncilHouse——havebeenbrokenup，disarmedorkilled。AllLondonisours——now。OnlytheCouncilHouseremains。
\"Halfofthosewhoremaintothemoftheredpolicewerelostinthatfoolishattempttorecaptureyou。Theylosttheirheadswhentheylostyou。Theyflungalltheyhadatthetheatre。WecutthemofffromtheCouncilHousethere。Trulytonighthasbeenanightofvictory。Everywhereyourstarhasblazed。Adayago——theWhiteCouncilruledasithasruledforagrossofyears，foracenturyandahalfofyears，andthen，withonlyalittlewhispering，acovertarminghereandthere，suddenly——So！\"
\"Iamveryignorant，\"saidGraham。\"Isuppose——。
Idonotclearlyunderstandtheconditionsofthisfighting。Ifyoucouldexplain。WhereistheCouncil？Whereisthefight？\"
Ostrogsteppedacrosstheroom，somethingclicked，andsuddenly，saveforanovalglow，theywereindarkness。ForamomentGrahamwaspuzzled。
Thenhesawthatthecloudygreydischadtakendepthandcolour，hadassumedtheappearanceofanovalwindowlookingoutuponastrangeunfamiliarscene。
Atthefirstglancehewasunabletoguesswhatthisscenemightbe。Itwasadaylightscene，thedaylightofawintryday，greyandclear。Acrossthepictureandhalfwayasitseemedbetweenhimandtheremoterview，astoutcableoftwistedwhitewirestretchedvertically。Thenheperceivedthattherowsofgreatwindwheelshesaw，thewideintervals，theoccasionalgulfsofdarkness，wereakintothosethroughwhichhehadfledfromtheCouncilHouse。Hedistinguishedanorderlyfileofredfiguresmarchingacrossanopenspacebetweenfilesofmeninblack，andrealisedbeforeOstrogspokethathewaslookingdownontheuppersurfaceoflatter—dayLondon。Theovernightsnowshadgone。Hejudgedthatthismirrorwassomemodernreplacementofthecameraobscura，butthatmatterwasnotexplainedtohim。Hesawthatthoughthefileofredfigureswastrottingfromlefttoright，yettheywerepassingoutofthepicturetotheleft。
Hewonderedmomentarily，andthensawthatthepicturewaspassingslowly，panoramafashion，acrosstheoval。
\"Inamomentyouwillseethefighting，\"saidOstrogathiselbow。\"Thosefellowsinredyounoticeareprisoners。ThisistheroofspaceofLondon——allthehousesarepracticallycontinuousnow。
Thestreetsandpublicsquaresarecoveredin。Thegapsandchasmsofyourtimehavedisappeared。\"
Somethingoutoffocusobliteratedhalfthepicture。
Itsformsuggestedaman。Therewasagleamofmetal，aflash，somethingthatsweptacrosstheoval，astheeyelidofabirdsweepsacrossitseye，andthepicturewasclearagain。AndnowGrahambeheldmenrunningdownamongthewind—wheels，pointingweaponsfromwhichjettedoutlittlesmokyflashes。
Theyswarmedthickerandthickertotheright，gesticulating——itmightbetheywereshouting，butofthatthepicturetoldnothing。Theyandthewindwheelspassedslowlyandsteadilyacrossthefieldofthemirror。
\"Now，\"saidOstrog，\"comestheCouncilHouse，\"
andslowlyablackedgecreptintoviewandgatheredGraham’sattention。Soonitwasnolongeranedgebutacavity，ahugeblackenedspaceamidsttheclusteringedifices，andfromitthinspiresofsmokeroseintothepallidwintersky。Gauntruinousmassesofthebuilding，mightytruncatedpiersandgirders，rosedismallyoutofthiscavernousdarkness。Andoverthesevestigesofsomesplendidplace，countlessminutemenwereclambering，leaping，swarming。
\"ThisistheCouncilHouse，\"saidOstrog。\"Theirlaststronghold。Andthefoolswastedenoughammunitiontoholdoutforamonthinblowingupthebuildingsallaboutthem——tostopourattack。Youheardthesmash？Itshatteredhalfthebrittleglassinthecity。\"
Andwhilehespoke，Grahamsawthatbeyondthisseaofruins，overhangingitandrisingtoagreatheight，wasaraggedmassofwhitebuilding。Thismasshadbeenisolatedbytheruthlessdestructionofitssurroundings。Blackgapsmarkedthepassagesthedisasterhadtornapart；bighallshadbeenslashedopenandthedecorationoftheirinteriorsshoweddismallyinthewintrydawn，anddownthejaggedwallhungfestoonsofdividedcablesandtwistedendsoflinesandmetallicrods。Andamidstallthevastdetailsmovedlittleredspecks，thered—clotheddefendersoftheCouncil。Everynowandthenfaintflashesilluminatedthebleakshadows。AtthefirstsightitseemedtoGrahamthatanattackuponthisisolatedwhitebuildingwasinprogress，butthenheperceivedthatthepartyoftherevoltwasnotadvancing，butshelteredamidstthecolossalwreckagethatencircledthislastraggedstrongholdofthered—garbedmen，waskeepingupafitfulfiring。
Andnottenhoursagohehadstoodbeneaththeventilatingfansinalittlechamberwithinthatremotebuildingwonderingwhatwashappeningintheworld！
Lookingmoreattentivelyasthiswarlikeepisodemovedsilentlyacrossthecentreofthemirror，Grahamsawthatthewhitebuildingwassurroundedoneverysidebyruins，andOstrogproceededtodescribeinconcisephraseshowitsdefendershadsoughtbysuchdestructiontoisolatethemselvesfromastorm。
Hespokeofthelossofmenthathugedownfallhadentailedinanindifferenttone。Heindicatedanimprovisedmortuaryamongthewreckageshowedambulancesswarminglikecheese—mitesalongaruinousgroovethathadoncebeenastreetofmovingways。
HewasmoreinterestedinpointingoutthepartsoftheCouncilHouse，thedistributionofthebesiegers。
InalittlewhilethecivilcontestthathadconvulsedLondonwasnolongeramysterytoGraham。Itwasnotumultuousrevolthadoccurredthatnight，noequalwarfare，butasplendidlyorganised__coupd’etat__。
Ostrog’sgraspofdetailswasastonishing；heseemedtoknowthebusinessofeventhesmallestknotofblackandredspecksthatcrawledamidsttheseplaces。
Hestretchedahugeblackarmacrosstheluminouspicture，andshowedtheroomwhenceGrahamhadescaped，andacrossthechasmofruinsthecourseofhisflight。Grahamrecognisedthegulfacrosswhichthegutterran，andthewind—wheelswherehehadcrouchedfromtheflyingmachine。Therestofhispathhadsuccumbedtotheexplosion。HelookedagainattheCouncilHouse，anditwasalreadyhalfhidden，andontherightahillsidewithaclusterofdomesandpinnacles，hazy，dimanddistant，wasglidingintoview。
\"AndtheCouncilisreallyoverthrown？\"hesaid。
\"Overthrown，\"saidOstrog。
\"AndI——。IsitindeedtruethatI？\"
\"YouareMasteroftheWorld。\"
\"Butthatwhiteflag——\"
\"ThatistheflagoftheCouncil——theflagoftheRuleoftheWorld。Itwillfall。Thefightisover。
Theirattackonthetheatrewastheirlastfranticstruggle。Theyhaveonlyathousandmenorso，andsomeofthesemenwillbedisloyal。Theyhavelittleammunition。Andwearerevivingtheancientarts。Wearecastingguns。\"
\"But——help。Isthiscitytheworld？\"
\"Practicallythisisalltheyhavelefttothemoftheirempire。Abroadthecitieshaveeitherrevoltedwithusorwaittheissue。Yourawakeninghasperplexedthem，paralysedthem。\"
\"Buthaven’ttheCouncilflyingmachines？Whyistherenofightingwiththem？\"
\"Theyhad。Butthegreaterpartoftheaeronautswereintherevoltwithus。Theywouldn’ttaketheriskoffightingonourside，buttheywouldnotstiragainstus。Wehadtogetapullwiththeaeronauts。
Quitehalfwerewithus，andtheothersknewit。
Directlytheyknewyouhadgotaway，thoselookingforyoudropped。Wekilledthemanwhoshotatyou——anhourago。Andweoccupiedtheflyingstagesattheoutsetineverycitywecould，andsostoppedandcapturedtheairplanes，andasforthelittleflyingmachinesthatturnedout——forsomedid——
wekeptuptoostraightandsteadyafireforthemtogetneartheCouncilHouse。Iftheydroppedtheycouldn’triseagain，becausethere’snoclearspaceaboutthereforthemtogetup。Severalwehavesmashed，severalothershavedroppedandsurrendered，theresthavegoneofftotheContinenttofindafriendlycityiftheycanbeforetheirfuelrunsout。
Mostofthesemenwereonlytoogladtobetakenprisonerandkeptoutofharm’sway。Upsettinginaflyingmachineisn’taveryattractiveprospect。There’snochancefortheCouncilthatway。Itsdaysaredone。\"
HelaughedandturnedtotheovalreflectionagaintoshowGrahamwhathemeantbyflyingstages。
Eventhefourneareroneswereremoteandobscuredbyathinmorninghaze。ButGrahamcouldperceivetheywereveryvaststructures，judgedevenbythestandardofthethingsaboutthem。
Andthenasthesedimshapespassedtothelefttherecameagainthesightoftheexpanseacrosswhichthedisarmedmeninredhadbeenmarching。Andthentheblackruins，andthenagainthebeleagueredwhitefastnessoftheCouncil。Itappearednolongeraghostlypile，butglowingamberinthesunlight，foracloudshadowhadpassed。Aboutitthepigmystrugglestillhunginsuspense，butnowthereddefenderswerenolongerfiring。
So，inaduskystillness，themanfromthenineteenthcenturysawtheclosingsceneofthegreatrevolt，theforcibleestablishmentofhisrule。Withaqualityofstartlingdiscoveryitcametohimthatthiswashisworld，andnotthatotherhehadleftbehind；
thatthiswasnospectacletoculminateandcease；thatinthisworldlaywhateverlifewasstillbeforehim，layallhisdutiesanddangersandresponsibilities。Heturnedwithfreshquestions。Ostrogbegantoanswerthem，andthenbrokeoffabruptly。\"ButthesethingsImustexplainmorefullylater。Atpresentthereare——duties。Thepeoplearecomingbythemovingwaystowardsthiswardfromeverypartofthecity——
themarketsandtheatresaredenselycrowded。Youarejustintimeforthem。Theyareclamouringtoseeyou。Andabroadtheywanttoseeyou。Paris，NewYork，Chicago，Denver，Capri——thousandsofcitiesareupandinatumult，undecided，andclamouringtoseeyou。Theyhaveclamouredthatyoushouldbeawakenedforyears，andnowitisdonetheywillscarcelybelieve——\"
Butsurely——Ican’tgo……\"
Ostrogansweredfromtheothersideoftheroom，1。
andthepictureontheovaldiscpaledandvanished’
asthelightjerkedbackagain。\"Therearekinetotele—photographs，\"hesaid。\"Asyoubowtothepeoplehere——allovertheworldmyriadsofmyriadsofpeople，packedandstillindarkenedhalls，willseeyoualso。Inblackandwhite，ofcourse——notlikethis。
Andyouwillheartheirshoutsreinforcingtheshoutinginthehall。
\"Andthereisanopticalcontrivanceweshalluse，\"
saidOstrog，\"usedbysomeoftheposturersandwomendancers。Itmaybenoveltoyou。Youstandinaverybrightlight，andtheyseenotyoubutamagnifiedimageofyouthrownonascreen——sothateventhefurtherestmanintheremotestgallerycan，ifhechooses，countyoureyelashes。\"
Grahamclutcheddesperatelyatoneofthequestionsinhismind。\"WhatisthepopulationofLondon？\"
\"Eightandtwaindymyriads。\"
\"Eightandwhat？\"
\"Morethanthirty—threemillions。\"
ThesefigureswentbeyondGraham’simagination\"Youwillbeexpectedtosaysomething，\"saidOstrog。\"NotwhatyouusedtocallaSpeech，butwhatourpeoplecallaWord——justonesentence，sixorsevenwords。Somethingformal。IfImightsuggest——’Ihaveawakenedandmyheartiswithyou。’
Thatisthesortofthingtheywant。\"
\"Whatwasthat？\"askedGraham。
\"’Iamawakenedandmyheartiswithyou。’Andbow——bowroyally。Butfirstwemustgetyoublackrobes——forblackisyourcolour。Doyoumind？
Andthentheywilldispersetotheirhomes。\"
Grahamhesitated。\"Iaminyourhands，\"hesaid。
Ostrogwasclearlyofthatopinion。Hethoughtforamoment，turnedtothecurtainandcalledbriefdirectionstosomeunseenattendants。Almostimmediatelyablackrobe，theveryfellowoftheblackrobeGrahamhadworninthetheatre，wasbrought。Andashethrewitabouthisshoulderstherecamefromtheroomwithouttheshrillingofahigh—pitchedbell。
Ostrogturnedininterrogationtotheattendant，thensuddenlyseemedtochangehismind，pulledthecurtainasideanddisappeared。
ForamomentGrahamstoodwiththedeferentialattendantlisteningtoOstrog’sretreatingsteps。
Therewasasoundofquickquestionandanswerandofmenrunning。ThecurtainwassnatchedbackandOstrogreappeared，hismassivefaceglowingwithexcitement。Hecrossedtheroominastride，clickedtheroomintodarkness，grippedGrahamsarmandpointedtothemirror。
\"Evenasweturnedaway，\"hesaid。
Grahamsawhisindexfinger，blackandcolossal，abovethemirroredCouncilHouse。Foramomenthedidnotunderstand。Andthenheperceivedthattheflagstaffthathadcarriedthewhitebannerwasbare。
\"Doyoumean——？\"hebegan。
\"TheCouncilhassurrendered。Itsruleisatanendforevermore。\"
\"Look！\"andOstrogpointedtoacoilofblackthatcreptinlittlejerksupthevacantflagstaff，unfoldingasitrose。
TheovalpicturepaledasLincolnpulledthecurtainasideandentered。
\"Theyareclamourous，\"hesaid。
OstrogkepthisgripofGraham’sarm。
\"Wehaveraisedthepeople，\"hesaid。\"Wehavegiventhemarms。Fortodayatleasttheirwishesmustbelaw。\"
LincolnheldtheCurtainopenforGrahamandOstrogtopassthrough。
OnhiswaytothemarketsGrahamhadatransitoryglanceofalongnarrowwhite—walledroominwhichmenintheuniversalbluecanvaswerecarryingcoveredthingslikebiers，andaboutwhichmeninmedicalpurplehurriedtoandfro。Fromthisroomcamegroansandwailing。Hehadanimpressionofanemptyblood—stainedcouch，ofmenonothercouches，bandagedandblood—stained。Itwasjustaglimpsefromarailedfootwayandthenabuttresshidtheplaceandtheyweregoingontowardsthemarkets。
Theroarofthemultitudewasnearnow：itleapttothunder。And，arrestinghisattention，aflutteringofblackbanners，thewavingofbluecanvasandbrownrags，andtheswarmingvastnessofthetheatrenearthepublicmarketscameintoviewdownalongpassage。Thepictureopenedout。Heperceivedtheywereenteringthegreattheatreofhisfirstappearance，theFreattheatrehehadlastseenasachequer—workofglareandblacknessinhisflightfromtheredpolice。
Thistimeheentereditalongagalleryatalevelhighabovethestage。Theplacewasnowbrilliantlylitagain。Hesoughtthegangwayupwhichhehadfled，buthecouldnottellitfromamongitsdozensoffellows；norcouldheseeanythingofthesmashedseats，deflatedcushions，andsuchliketracesofthefightbecauseofthedensityofthepeople。Exceptthestagethewholeplacewascloselypacked。Lookingdowntheeffectwasavastareaofstippledpink，eachdotastillupturnedfaceregardinghim。AthisappearancewithOstrogthecheeringdiedaway，thesingingdiedaway，acommonintereststilledandunifiedthedisorder。Itseemedasthougheveryindividualofthosemyriadswaswatchinghim。
CHAPTERXIII
THEENDOFTHEOLDORDER
SofarasGrahamwasabletojudge，itwasnearmiddaywhenthewhitebanneroftheCouncilfell。
Butsomehourshadtoelapsebeforeitwaspossibletoeffecttheformalcapitulation，andsoafterhehadspokenhis\"Word\"heretiredtohisnewapartmentsinthewind—vaneoffices。Thecontinuousexcitementofthelasttwelvehourshadlefthiminordinatelyfatigued，evenhiscuriositywasexhausted；foraspacehesatinertandpassivewithopeneyes，andforaspaceheslept。Hewasrousedbytwomedicalattendants，comepreparedwithstimulantstosustainhimthroughthenextoccasion。Afterhehadtakentheirdrugsandbathedbytheiradviceincoldwater，hefeltarapidreturnofinterestandenergy，andwaspresentlyableandwillingtoaccompanyOstrogthroughseveralmiles（asitseemed）ofpassages，lifts，andslidestotheclosingsceneoftheWhiteCouncil’srule。
Thewayrandeviouslythroughamazeofbuildings。
Theycameatlasttoapassagethatcurvedabout，andshowedbroadeningbeforehimanoblongopening，cloudshotwithsunset，andtheraggedskylineoftheruinousCouncilHouse。Atumultofshoutscamedriftinguptohim。Inanothermomenttheyhadcomeouthighuponthebrowofthecliffoftornbuildingsthatoverhungthewreckage。ThevastareaopenedtoGraham’seyes，nonethelessstrangeandwonderfulfortheremoteviewhehadhadofitintheovalmirror。
Thisrudelyamphitheatralspaceseemednowthebetterpartofamiletoitsouteredge。Itwasgoldlitonthelefthand，catchingthesunlight，andbelowandtotherightclearandcoldintheshadow。AbovetheshadowygreyCouncilHousethatstoodinthemidstofit，thegreatblackbannerofthesurrenderstillhunginsluggishfoldsagainsttheblazingsunset。
Severedrooms，hallsandpassagesgapedstrangely，brokenmassesofmetalprojecteddismallyfromthecomplexwreckage，vastmassesoftwistedcabledroppedliketangledseaweed，andfromitsbasecameatumultofinnumerablevoices，violentconcussions，andthesoundoftrumpets。Allaboutthisgreatwhitepilewasaringofdesolation；thesmashedandblackenedmasses，thegauntfoundationsandruinouslumberofthefabricthathadbeendestroyedbytheCouncil’sorders，skeletonsofgirders，Titanicmassesofwall，forestsofstoutpillars。Amongstthesombrewreckagebeneath，runningwaterflashedandglistened，andfarawayacrossthespace，outofthemidstofavaguevastmassofbuildings，therethrustthetwistedendofawater—main，twohundredfeetintheair，thunderouslyspoutingashiningcascade。Andeverywheregreatmultitudesofpeople。
Wherevertherewasspaceandfoothold，peopleswarmed，littlepeople，smallandminutelyclear，exceptwherethesunsettouchedthemtoindistinguishablegold。Theyclamberedupthetotteringwalls，theyclunginwreathsandgroupsaboutthehigh—standingpillars。Theyswarmedalongtheedgesofthecircleofruins。Theairwasfulloftheirshouting，andwerepressingandswayingtowardsthecentralspace。
TheupperstoreysoftheCouncilHouseseemeddeserted，notahumanbeingwasvisible。Onlythedroopingbannerofthesurrenderhungheavilyagainstthelight。ThedeadwerewithintheCouncilHouse，orhiddenbytheswarmingpeople，orcarriedaway。
Grahamcouldseeonlyafewneglectedbodiesingapsandcornersoftheruins，andamidsttheflowingwater。
\"Willyouletthemseeyou，Sire？\"saidOstrog。
\"Theyareveryanxioustoseeyou。\"
Grahamhesitated，andthenwalkedforwardtowherethebrokenvergeofwalldroppedsheer。HeI
stoodlookingdown，alonely，tall，blackfigureagainstthesky。
Veryslowlytheswarmingruinsbecameawareofhim。Andastheydidsolittlebandsofblack—
uniformedmenappearedremotely，thrustingthroughthecrowdstowardstheCouncilHouse。Hesawlittleblackheadsbecomepink，lookingathim，sawbythatmeansawaveofrecognitionsweepacrossthespace。
Itoccurredtohimthatheshouldaccordthemsomerecognition。Hehelduphisarm，thenpointedtotheCouncilHouseanddroppedhishand。Thevoicesbelowbecameunanimous，gatheredvolume，cameuptohimasmultitudinouswaveletsofcheering。
Thewesternskywasapallidbluishgreen，andJupitershonehighinthesouth，beforethecapitulationwasaccomplished。Abovewasaslowinsensiblechange，theadvanceofnightsereneandbeautiful；
belowwashurry，excitement，conflictingorders，pauses，spasmodicdevelopmentsoforganisation，avastascendingclamourandconfusion。BeforetheCouncilcameout，toilingperspiringmen，directedbyaconflictofshouts，carriedforthhundredsofthosewhohadperishedinthehand—to—handconflictwithinthoselongpassagesandchambers。
GuardsinblacklinedthewaythattheCouncilwouldcome，andasfarastheeyecouldreachintothehazybluetwilightoftheruins，andswarmingnowateverypossiblepointinthecapturedCouncilHouseandalongtheshatteredcliffofitscircumadjacentbuildings，wereinnumerablepeople，andtheirvoicesevenwhentheywerenotcheering，wereasthesoughingoftheseauponapebblebeach。Ostroghadchosenahugecommandingpileofcrushedandover—
thrownmasonry，andonthisastageoftimbersandmetalgirderswasbeinghastilyconstructed。Itsessentialpartswerecomplete，buthummingandclangorousmachinerystillglaredfitfullyintheshadowsbeneaththistemporaryedifice。
ThestagehadasmallhigherportiononwhichGrahamstoodwithOstrogandLincolnclosebesidehim，alittleinadvanceofagroupofminorofficers。A
broaderlowerstagesurroundedthisquarterdeck，andonthisweretheblack—uniformedguardsoftherevoltarmedwiththelittlegreenweaponswhoseverynamesGrahamstilldidnotknow。ThosestandingabouthimperceivedthathiseyeswanderedperpetuallyfromtheswarmingpeopleinthetwilightruinsabouthimtothedarklingmassoftheWhiteCouncilHouse，whencetheTrusteeswouldpresentlycome，andtothegauntcliffsofruinthatencircledhim，andsobacktothepeople。Thevoicesofthecrowdswelledtoadeafeningtumult。
HesawtheCouncillorsfirstafaroffintheglareofoneofthetemporarylightsthatmarkedtheirpath，alittlegroupofwhitefiguresblinkinginablackarchway。IntheCouncilHousetheyhadbeenindarkness。