Ankor Jael  blinked at Mallow out of a haggard face.  The last two days hadbeen mad, sleepless ones.
"Mallow, you've  put on a beautiful show, so don't  spoil it by jumping toohigh. You  can't seriously consider running for  mayor. Mob enthusiasm is apowerful thing, but it's notoriously fickle.""Exactly!" said Mallow, grimly,  "so we must coddle it, and the best way todo that is to continue the show.""Now what?""You're to have Publis Manlio and Jorane Sutt arrested?
"What!""Just what you hear.  Have the mayor arrest them! I don't care what threatsyou use.  I control  the mob, 杅or today,  at any rate. He  won't dare facethem.""But on what charge, man?""On  the obvious  one. They've  been inciting  the priesthood of  the outerplanets to  take sides in the factional  quarrels of the Foundation. That'sillegal, by  Seldon. Charge them with 'endangering  the state.' And I don'tcare about  a conviction any more  than they did in  my case. Just get themout of circulation until I'm mayor.""It's half a year till election.""Not too  long!" Mallow was on his feet, and his  sudden grip of Jael's armwas tight. "Listen, I'd seize the government by force if I had to ?the waySalvor Ha............