David Rossi had risen from his seat, and was walking backward and forward with a step that was long and slow.
"Well, and what do you say we ought to do?" he said.
A flash came from the man's eyes, and he said in a thick voice:
"Remove the one man in Rome whose hand crushes the nation."
"The Prime Minister?"
"Yes."
There was silence.
"You expect me to do that?"
"No! I will do it for you.... Why not? If violence is wrong, it is right to resist violence."
David Rossi returned to his seat at the desk, touched the letter of introduction, and said: