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Stratti was going away again, when he stumbled against a chair; the noise awoke Murat. "What do you want with me, captain?" asked the king. Stratti tried to speak, but his voice failed him. "Ah ha!" said Murat, "you must have had news from Naples." "Yes, sire," muttered Stratti. "What are they?" said Murat. "Your trial, sire." "And by whose order will sentence be pronounced, if you please?
Hearing these questions, Murat rose with an expression of sublime dignity. "I am Joachim Napoleon, King of the Two Sicilies," he answered, "and I order you to leave me." The registrar obeyed. Then Murat partially dressed himself, and asked Stratti if he could write a farewell to his wife and children.
Stratti was going away again, when he stumbled against a chair; the noise awoke Murat. "What do you want with me, captain?" asked the king. Stratti tried to speak, but his voice failed him. "Ah ha!" said Murat, "you must have had news from Naples." "Yes, sire," muttered Stratti. "What are they?" said Murat. "Your trial, sire." "And by whose order will sentence be pronounced, if you please?
Hearing these questions, Murat rose with an expression of sublime dignity. "I am Joachim Napoleon, King of the Two Sicilies," he answered, "and I order you to leave me." The registrar obeyed. Then Murat partially dressed himself, and asked Stratti if he could write a farewell to his wife and children.
Francesco Froio, lieutenant in the 3rd regiment of the line. Giovanni delta Camera, Public Prosecutor to the Criminal Courts of Lower Calabria. Francesco Papavassi, registrar. The commission assembled that night. On the 13th October, at six o'clock in the morning, Captain Stratti came into the king's prison; he was sound asleep.
Francesco Froio, lieutenant in the 3rd regiment of the line. Giovanni delta Camera, Public Prosecutor to the Criminal Courts of Lower Calabria. Francesco Papavassi, registrar. The commission assembled that night. On the 13th October, at six o'clock in the morning, Captain Stratti came into the king's prison; he was sound asleep.
"Sire, will you not hear the names of your judges?" "Yes, sir, I will. It must be a curious list. Read it: I am listening." Captain Stratti read out the names that we have enumerated. Murat listened with a disdainful smile. "Ah," he said, as the captain finished, "it seems that every precaution has been taken." "How, sire?" "Yes.
"Sire, will you not hear the names of your judges?" "Yes, sir, I will. It must be a curious list. Read it: I am listening." Captain Stratti read out the names that we have enumerated. Murat listened with a disdainful smile. "Ah," he said, as the captain finished, "it seems that every precaution has been taken." "How, sire?" "Yes.
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