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"As I understand," Paul said, "the dismissal was the result of a disagreement between Professor Faress and Professor Dandrik about an experiment on which they were working. I believe, an experiment to fix more exactly the velocity of accelerated subnucleonic particles. Beta micropositos, wasn't it, Chancellor Khane?" Khane looked at him in surprise. "Your Majesty, I know nothing about that.
He greeted them collectively and invited them to sit, and there was a brief uncomfortable silence which everybody expected him to break. "Well, gentlemen," he said, "we want to get the facts about this affair in some kind of order. I wish you'd tell me, as briefly and as completely as possible, what you know about it." "There's the man who started it!" Khane declared, pointing at Faress.
"Then you'd say that it's positively established that the students were behaving in a peacable and orderly manner in the stadium when they were attacked, and that Chancellor Khane ordered the attack personally?" "I would, emphatically, Your Majesty." "I think we've done enough here, gentlemen." He turned to Count Tammsan. "This is, jointly, the affair of Education and Security.
Did you explain to Chancellor Khane the importance of this experiment?" "I tried to, Your Majesty, but he simply wouldn't listen." "But, Your Majesty!" Khane expostulated. "Professor Dandrik is head of the department, and one of the foremost physicists of the Empire, and this young man is only one of the junior assistant-professors.
He shook hands with him. "Don't be surprised if it's remembered next Honors Day. Did you bring Khane and the two professors?" "They're down on the lower landing-stage, Your Majesty. We're delaying the students, to give Your Majesty time to talk to them." "We'll see them now. My study will do." The officer saluted and went away. He turned to Count Tammsan.
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