here they were joined, half an hour later, by more
students who had learned of the dismissal in the meantime. At no time
was the gathering disorderly. The stadium is covered by a viewscreen
pickup which is fitted with a recording device; there is a complete
audio-visual of the whole thing, including the attack on them by the
campus police.

"This attack was ordered by Chancellor Khane, at about 1100; the chief
of the campus police was told to clear the stadium, and when he asked if
he was to use force, Chancellor Khane told him to use anything he wanted
to."

"I did not! I told him to get the students out of the stadium, but----"

"The chief of campus police carries a personal wire recorder," Handrosan
said, in his flat monotone. "He has a recording of the order, in
Chancellor Khane's own voice. I heard it myself. The police," he
continued, "first tried to use gas, but the wind was against them. They
then tried to use sono-stunners, but the students rushed them and
overwhelmed them. If Your Majesty will permit a personal opinion, while
I do not sympathize with their subsequent attack on the Administration
Center, they were entirely within their rights in defending themselves
in the stadium, and it's hard enough to stop trained and disciplined
troops when they are winning. After defeating the police, they simply
went on by what might be called the momentum of victory."

"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. I would suggest
that you and Prince Travann join in a formal and public inquiry, and
until all the facts have been established and recorded and action
decided upon, the dismissal of Professor Faress be reversed and he be
restored to his position on the faculty."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Tammsan agreed. "And I think it would be a good
idea for Chancellor Khane to take a vacation till then, too."

"I would further suggest that, as this microposito experiment is crucial
to the whole question, it should be repeated. Under the personal
direction of Professor Faress."

"I agree with that, Your Majesty," Prince Travann said. "If it's as
important as I think it is, Professor Dandr