“Yes, you, general. Does that surprise you?”
“No. But what can he want to say to me?”
“He refused obstinately to tell me. But I dare answer for it that he is neither importunate nor a fool.”
“No, but he may be an assassin.”
Roland shook his head.
“Of course, since you introduce him—”
“Moreover, he is willing that I should be present at the conference and stand between you and him.”
Bonaparte reflected an instant.
“Bring him in,” he said.
“You know, general, that except me—”