“Every word of it.”
“And the poniards found at the Bocca di Magra?”
“Found by those who placed them there.”
“And the proclamations?”
“Blundering devices. See, here is one of them, printed on the very paper supplied to the Government offices. There 's he water-mark, with the crown and your own cipher on it.”
“Per Bacco!so it is. Let me show this to Landelli.”
“Wait awhile, your Highness; let us trace this a little farther. No arrests have been made?”
“None.”
“Nor will any. The object in view is already gained; they have terrified you, and secured the next move.”
“What do you mean?”