“And you no longer need it?”
“I no longer believe their freedom is in danger.”
“You are speaking of your own people, of course.”
“Yes.”
“You mean, then, that this new plot of Lappo’s, whatever it is, will come to nothing?”
“On the contrary, he will succeed; and the country will be better off.”
“He told you last night what his plans are?”
“Yes—some of them.”
“He expects, of course, to put the king back?”
“Of course.”