"I also am honoured," he continued, "to bring to you, the Great Council of the nation, the assurance of protection against unworthy aggression on the part of neighbouring nations of present greater strength." Whilst he was speaking, the Gospodar Rupert was writing a few words on a strip of paper, which he sent up to the President.

When the Voivode had finished speaking, there was a prolonged silence.

The President rose, and in a hush said that the Council would like to hear Mr.Rupert Sent Leger, who had a communication to make regarding certain recent events.
Mr.Rupert Sent Leger rose, and reported how, since he had been entrusted by the Council with the rescue of the Voivode Peter of Vissarion, he had, by aid of the Voivodin, effected the escape of the Voivode from the Silent Tower; also that, following this happy event, the mountaineers, who had made a great cordon round the Tower so soon as it was known that the Voivode had been imprisoned within it, had stormed it in the night.
As a determined resistance was offered by the marauders, who had used it as a place of refuge, none of these escaped.

He then went on to tell how he sought interview with the Captain of the strange warship, which, without flying any flag, invaded our waters.

He asked the President to call on me to read the report of that meeting.