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Updated: May 15, 2025
"I have heard that the Socialists have seized Berlin and the Emperor; that the city is fortified; that there have been two massacres; and that the Emperor's life is threatened unless the Powers grant all the terms asked within . . . within four days from now." "Have you heard of the death of Prince Otteone?" "No, your Eminence." "Prince Otteone was executed last night," said the Cardinal simply.
"Your Eminence!" cried the priest lamentably, "I am beginning to see that. . . . Yourself. . . . Prince Otteone. . . ." The Cardinal lifted his hand. "Of myself we need not speak. I am an old man, and I do not expect to suffer. Prince Otteone was another matter. He was a young man, full of life; and he knew to what he was going. Well, does not his case impress you?
They are the biretta, the skullcap, the cross, and the ring of the late Cardinal Bellairs. There are also in this box the ring and a medal belonging to the late Prince Otteone. . . . You will take these with you as pledges of what you say. . . . Will you consent to do this?" The priest bowed. For the moment he was unable to speak.
"Prince Otteone went alone " he began. "Exactly. And there were no witnesses. That must not happen again." There was an obvious answer, but no one made it. Cardinal Bellairs stood up, lifting himself with his stick. "It is very good of you," he said quietly. "I understand why you make the offer. But it is impossible. Monsignor, will you talk with His Eminence a little?
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