Volume VII - Modernist Magazines Project

By Henry Harland .69troops weren't numerous enough to prevent a good deal of disturbancein the town; and I suppose he didn't want to come tobloodshed. For three days and nights, the streets leading up tothe Palace were black with a howling mob, kept from crossingthe Palace courtyard by a guard of only about a hundred men.Cries of " Long live Tsargradev ! " and " Death to the Germanwoman ! " and worse cries still, were constantly audible from thePalace windows."Canaille!" exclaimed the Queen. "Let them shout themselveshoarse. Time will show."And she would step out upon her balcony, in full sight of theenemy, and look down upon them calmly, contemptuously.Still, the military did contrive to prevent an actual revolution,and to maintain the status quo.The news reached the King at Vienna. He turned straightround and hurried home." Oh, my dear, my dear !" he groaned. " You have made amess of things."" You think so ? Read this."It was a copy of the morning's Gazette, containing PrinceVasiliev's report of the interesting discoveries he had madeamongst the papers Tsargradev had left behind him at the HomeOffice.There was an immediate revulsion of public feeling. The secretunderstanding with Berlin was the thing that "did it." TheMonterossans are hereditarily, temperamentally, and from motivesof policy, Russophils. They couldn't forgive Tsargradev his secrettreaty with Berlin ; and they promptly proceeded to execrate himas much as they had loved him.The Yellow Book—Vol. VJI. E For