" The sovereigns will not be able to endure this man who is a menace to everything.

" "The sovereigns? I do not speak of Russia," said the vicomte, polite but hopeless: "The sovereigns, madame... What have they done for Louis XVII, for the Queen, or for Madame Elizabeth? Nothing!" and he became more animated.

" And believe me, they are reaping the reward of their betrayal of the Bourbon cause.

The sovereigns! Why, they are sending ambassadors to compliment the usurper.