I'll wager a crown that----" "Whose crown did you say?" I asked politely handing him back his smile. "The government cannot stand out against us " argued Balmerino. "The Duke of Newcastle is almost an imbecile. The Dutch usurper himself is over in Hanover courting a new mistress. His troops are all engaged in foreign war. There are not ten thousand soldiers on the island. At this very moment the King of France is sending fifteen thousand across in transports. He will have no difficulty in landing... read more
