"I want to make a request, Mr. First, if it isn't too late."
"Too late?"
"I would like to see Hol before he leaves. Is he still here?"
"Perhaps I can arrange it. His time is budgeted, you understand."
"I must see him."
Mr. First was silent for a moment, and Sethos realized he was contacting someone. Then, he announced, "Yes, he's willing to see you. Go through this door. His compartment is the second down the corridor."
Sethos thanked him and hurried out. Finding the door, he hesitated an instant, then went in.
"Good morning," said Hol.
There was a second man standing beside him, dressed in the same manner and of the same stature as Hol.
"I had to see you," Sethos began hastily, not expecting to encounter two men.