He fell on his knees and forward, and the weight went over his head.

He knelt up and saw a second man from above seated before him.
"I did not see you, Sire," panted the man.

He rose and assisted Graham to rise.

"Are you hurt, Sire ?" he panted.

A succession of heavy blows on the ventilator began, something fell close to Graham's face, and a shivering edge of white metal danced, fell over, and lay fiat upon the floor.
"What is this ?" cried Graham, confused and looking at the ventilator.
"Who are you?
What are you going to do?
Remember, I understand nothing." "Stand back," said the stranger, and drew him from under the ventilator as another fragment of metal fell heavily.
"We want you to come, Sire," panted the newcomer, and Graham glancing at his face again, saw a new cut had changed from white to red on his forehead, and a couple of little trickles of blood starting therefrom.
"Your people call for you." "Come where?
My people ?" "To the hall about the markets.