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Before we begin, I will outline the rules of the debate and of the conference, which were agreed upon before the military action of the recent past," here he looked at Wagner with the look of a judge who supposes himself morally superior to the criminal in his holding, "And by which we will still govern the council, despite the sudden change in circumstances. BEFORE WE BEGIN I WILL OUTLINE THE RULES OF THE DEBATE AND OF THE CONFERENCE WHICH WERE AGREED UPON BEFORE THE MILITARY ACTION OF THE RECENT PAST HERE HE LOOKED AT WAGNER WITH THE LOOK OF A JUDGE WHO SUPPOSES HIMSELF MORALLY SUPERIOR TO THE CRIMINAL IN HIS HOLDING AND BY WHICH WE WILL STILL GOVERN THE COUNCIL DESPITE THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
me, bowing low in a deferential manner, more out of forced respect than awe, at least on Wagner's part, and after the customary blessing that followed, we all sat down at the long wooden table that stretched lengthwise through the room. Wagner and Bernibus took their chairs on one side and the King and myself on the other, he and Wagner being opposite each other, and Bernibus and me being the same; the King and I were facing the altar and the White Eagle that held it. There was a moment of silence as we took our seats, and it continued for another moment as everyone sat in an awkward situation. As there was no one else in the room besides the four of us, and as Wagner seemed disinclined to begin, the King opened up our conference with the following statement: "Well, dear sirs, what can I say, except that I am glad that you have finally condescended to seek a mutual agreement on the actions which are about to ensue, and that I hope that our conference will be productive and informative. APUS THEY ROSE TO GREET ME BOWING LOW IN A DEFERENTIAL MANNER MORE OUT OF FORCE RESPECT THAN AWE AT LEAST ON WAGNER'S PART AND AFTER THE CUSTOMARY BLESSING THAT FOLLOWED WE ALL SAT DOWN AT THE LONG WOODEN TABLE THAT STRETCHED LENGTHWISE THROUGH THE ROOM WAGNER AND BONABUS TOOK THEIR CHAIRS ON ONE SIDE AND THE KING AND MYSELF ON THE OTHER HE AND WAGNER BEING OPPOSITE EACH OTHER AND BONABAS AND ME BEING THE SAME THE KING AND I WERE FACING THE ALTAR AND THE WHITE EAGLE THAT HELD IT THERE WAS A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS WE TOOK OUR SEATS AND IT CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER MOMENT AS EVERYONE SAT IN AN AWKWARD SITUATION AS THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM BESIDES THE FOUR OF US AND AS WAGNER SEEMED DISINCLINED TO BEGIN THE KING OPENED UP OUR CONFERENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WELL DEAR SIRS WHAT CAN I SAY EXCEPT THAT I AM GLAD THAT YOU HAVE FINALLY CONDESCENDED TO SEEK A MUTUAL AGREEMENT ON THE ACTIONS WHICH ARE ABOUT TO ENSUE AND THAT I HOPE THAT OUR CONFERENCE WILL BE PRODUCTIVE AND INFORMATIVE
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