“Why, yes,” said Selden; “of course I shall be glad to do that—I should have done that anyway—only....”
“Only you must be free to say what you wish—but certainly! What we hope is to convince you, and through you the world—especially England and America. America will have a deep interest in this restoration; there has never before been an American queen.”
“We have a convention that they are all queens!” laughed Selden. “But of course there will be tremendous interest in a real one. May I begin asking questions at once?”
“Please ask as many as you wish!”
“How do you propose to accomplish this restoration? Not by force, I hope?”
“Certainly not! We shall first approach Jeneski and his ministers, lay before them our plans for the country, and invite them to withdraw. I am hoping that they will do so. After all, Jeneski is a patriot.”
“But should they still foolishly persist?”
“The Assembly is to be elected in March. We will carry the elections and the new Assembly will recall the king.”
“You will bribe the electors?”
“Not at all. We will explain to them, as we did to Jeneski and his ministers, our plans for the development and enrichment of the country; we will organize our friends and spend some money in propaganda—yes. But that is legitimate—even in America, I understand.”