“Yes.”
“With your full powers and memory of the past?”
“Yes.”
“Then this memory gives me an advantage over you.”
“No,” said Philippe, “for I acted in defense of a vital and sacred principle.”
“What do you mean?”
“I defended the monarchy.”
“You defended the monarchy!—you, who went to America to defend a republic. Ah, mon Dieu! be frank; it is not the monarchy you defend.”
Philippe colored.
“To love those who disdain you,” continued Cagliostro, “who deceive and forget you, is the attribute of great souls. It is the law of the Scriptures to return good for evil. You are a Christian, M. de Taverney.”