"You're afraid that your father won't have a very warm welcome for you.

But I'll see to that.

Listen to me: go back to your newspaper, and, between now and to-morrow, prepare a number strongly favouring the Coup d'Etat.

To-morrow evening, when this number has appeared, come back here and you will be received with open arms." Then seeing that the young man remained silent: "Do you hear ?" she added, in a lower and more eager tone; "it is necessary for our sake, and for your own, too, that it should be done.

Don't let us have any more nonsense and folly.