But this darkness! And to fall over a dead body suddenly in the dark!" His wheezy breathing could be heard.
"Ostrog!" said Graham.
"The greatest Boss the world has ever seen," said the voice.
Graham ransacked his mind.

"The Council has few friends among the people," he hazarded.
"Few friends.

And poor ones at that.

They've had their time.

Eh! They should have kept to the clever ones.