How would their names live in history?
How would Englishmen throughout the world regard this deed?
Was it really the truth they were following, or some false and ruinous shadow?
These were fugitive doubts, perhaps, but to more than one of those midnight toilers they presented themselves in the guise of a chill and drear presentiment.
They all heard a motor-car stop outside.

No one, however, thought it worth while to discontinue his labours for long enough to look out and see who this nocturnal visitor might be.

In a very short time, however, these labours were disturbed.

From room to room, Julian, with Catherine and the Bishop, for whom they had called on the way, passed with a brief message.

No one made any difficulty about coming to the Council room.
The first protest was made when they paid the visit which they had purposely left until last.