Peter puffed his cigar.
“Well, what do you intend to do?” asked Number One.
Peter knocked the ash off his cigar. “You consider yourselves pledged to support Maguire?”
“Yes. We are pledged,” said four voices in unison.
“So am I,” said Peter.
“How?”
“To oppose him,” said Peter.
“But I tell you the majority of the convention is for him,” said Number One. “Don’t you believe me?”
“Yes.”
“Then what good will your opposition do?”