"What conspiracy?"
"That is not yet disclosed. We shall hear all about it the day after to-morrow."
"But why? With what object?"
"Pardon! Apparently they have promised the clemency of the court, and hence in one sense our object is achieved. It is hardly necessary to defend the man. The authorities will see to that for us."
"What will be the result?"
"Probably a trial in contumacy. As soon as Parliament rises for Easter Rossi will be summoned to present himself within ten days. But you will be the first to know all about it, you know."
"How so?"
"The summons will be posted upon the door of the house he lived in, and on the door of any other house he is known to have frequented."
"But if he never hears of it, or if he takes no heed?"
"He will be tried all the same, and when he is a condemned man his sentence will be printed in black and posted up in the same places."