Presumably they were all workers; and in one way they were all
alike; the habitual contentment in their faces had been momentarily
replaced by excitement. However, they were quiet and well behaved
enough.
"Comrades," began the radical without delay, "I appreciate your
coming here at all, under the circumstances. The commission plainly
warned me that any further teaching would be disastrous. I am not
sure, but I imagine they would arrest both myself and those found
with me. If there is any one who feels that he would rather not take
the risk, now is the time for him to go."
There was a moment's pause; then, in the back of the hall, two men
who had been sitting together got up and hurriedly went out. Ernol
waited, but there was no further exodus.
"I will lose no time then, but proceed to give you the proofs
regarding the commission." He produced a small parcel of
photographs. "These pictures are the most dangerous things I have
ever carried on my person. I took them in the dead of night, by
flashlight, in the library of the University of Calastia.
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