"But that would be a shame."
"They want to repeal the censorship—"
"That's good. The newspapers could then print what they pleased."
"The new press-bill is said to be very liberal."
"A bullet and a rope are the best laws."
"Besides that, the delegates of the German kingdom and the Lombardian-Venetian kingdom are going to be called in—"
A storm of anger rose, and a rough Austrian nobleman, Hermann von Kirchstein, passionately exclaimed:
"Comrades, the emperor can do what he wishes, but we shall do what we wish, and if the Italians make a move we shall crush them."
As if to add strength to his words, Herr von Kirchstein crushed the wineglass he held in his hand, amid the applause of his comrades.