A Brott ministry must never be formed." She looked up quickly.
"What do you mean ?" The Prince answered her without hesitation.
"If one course fails," he said, "another must be adopted.

I regret having to make use of means which are somewhat clumsy and obvious.

But our pronouncement on this one point is final.

Brott must not be allowed to form a ministry." She looked at him with something like horror in her soft full eyes.
"What would you do ?" she murmured.
The Prince shrugged his shoulders.
"Well," he said, "we are not quite medieval enough to adopt the only really sensible method and remove Mr.Brott permanently from the face of the earth.

We should stop a little short of that, but I can assure you that Mr.Brott's health for the next few months is a matter for grave uncertainty.