What can be done about it ?" "O, your Majesty," cried the minister, excitedly, "it would not be politic.

And then the measure--" "Is it possible that I have misconstrued its import ?" the diplomat interposed with a fine air of surprise.
"You are familiar--" began the count, hesitatingly.
"Perfectly; that is, I believe so." "But England--" "Has nothing whatever to do with the matter.

Something greater, which goes by the name of self-interest." "Ah," said the count, his wrinkles relaxing; "then it is on your own responsibility ?" "Precisely." "But five millions of crowns--two hundred and fifty thousand pounds!" The minister could not compose himself.

"This is a vast sum of money.

We expected not an individual, but a syndicate, to accept our securities, to become debtors to the various banks on the continent.