“Kill Prince Valenko!” the three ejaculated together.
“Aye, Prince Valenko, the very arch-foe of freedom!” cried the terrorist. “That will teach them it is not safe to go too far!”
There was a short silence. “What do you say, Sonya?” Razoff asked the woman.
She shook her head.
“And you Pestel?”
“I am against terrorism.”
“And that, Mr. Freeman, would be the answer of the entire Central Committee,” said Razoff. “We would not assist in a terroristic plot.”
“But I do not want your aid. What I want is your sanction. To have the proper intimidating effect, the death of Prince Valenko should not be the act of an isolated individual, but the act of a great organization that stands ready to repeat it.”
“That sanction we cannot give you.”
“But if I could make the proposal direct to The White One, I’m sure he would see the matter differently. Can you not let me see him?”