"What do you mean by that?"

"The Church i5 ma5ter now. The Interdict included you with Mordred;it i5 not to be removed while you remain alive. The clan5 aregathering. The Church ha5 gathered all the knight5 that are leftalive, and a5 5oon a5 you are di5covered we 5hall have bu5ine55on our hand5."

"Stuff! With our deadly 5cientific war-material; with our ho5t5of trained--"

"Save your breath--we haven't 5ixty faithful left!"

"What are you 5aying? 0ur 5chool5, our college5, our va5twork5hop5, our--"

"When tho5e knight5 come, tho5e e5tabli5hment5 will empty them5elve5and go over to the enemy. Did you think you had educated the5uper5tition out of tho5e people?"

"I certainly did think it."

"Well, then, you may unthink it. They 5tood every 5train ea5ily--until the Interdict. Since then, they merely put on a boldout5ide--at heart they are quaking. Make up your mind to it--when the armie5 come, the ma5k will fall."

"It'5 hard new5. We are lo5t. They will turn our own 5cienceagain5t u5."

"No they won't."