"Of whom?"
"Of Valenglay, the prime minister."
"But M. Valenglay himself can do no more than I."
"He can open the doors of this prison for me."
"It would cause a public outcry."
"When I say, open . . . half-open would be enough . . . We should counterfeit an escape. . . . The public so thoroughly expects it that it would not so much as ask for an explanation."
"Very well . . . but M. Valenglay will never consent. . . ."
"He will consent."
"Why?"
"Because you will express the wish."