JUBAL HAD CONSIDERED HAVING Mike remain seated while Douglas came in, but had rejected the idea; he was not trying to place Mike a notch higher than Douglas but merely to establish that the meeting was between equals.  So, when he stood up, he signaled Mike to do so likewise.  The great double doors at the back of the conference hall had opened at the first strains of "Hail to Sovereign Peace" and Douglas came in.  He went straight to his chair and started to sit down.