The Mameluke Roustan could not be bribed, and therefore the attempt was relinquished.

But the day before, through a dose of arsenic which will be administered to him, Roustan will be so dangerously ill that he cannot attend upon the emperor, and Constant will take his place." "And is the valet Constant one of the conspirators ?" "He is, and he will be on duty during the night in the anteroom of the bedchamber.

In this way the emperor's disappearance will be concealed until the next morning, and the matter will not become known until the following day at nine o'clock, when the generals arrive.

What will happen then, whether Eugene is declared emperor or the Bourbons are again summoned to the throne, will depend upon what occurs in France, and what effect the emperor's disappearance has upon the minds of the people there.

We need not trouble ourselves about it for the present; it does not belong to the business which occupies our attention." "No, no, we have to deal only with the emperor," cried Schulmeister, laughing, "and I can tell you that I am as anxious about the progress of this matter as if it were the development of a drama, and that I am extremely curious to know what more is to be done with the gagged emperor.
We have left him in the hut." "Yes, and he will remain there until the night has closed in.