willyoufollowme，or——\"
\"Sire，thereisno\'or，\'\"interruptedCountMetternich。\"Itisyourmajesty\'sincontestablerighttoleadtheway，andindicatetomethecourseIamtopursue。\"
\"Thatisright;Iliketohearthatkindoflanguage！\"exclaimedtheemperor，holdingouthishandkindlytothecount。\"Youmaydependuponitnowthatwetwoshallremainyetalongwhiletogether，andthat，sincewearegoingtohavepeaceinthecountry，weshallruletogetherintranquillityandharmony。There，takethepapernowtoyourroom，andreaditattentively，thatyoumaybecomethoroughlyfamiliarwithit;aboveallthings，donotforgetthesecretarticles，foryouknowtheyarealwaysthemostimportantofall。
Prayreturntomeinanhourfromnow;wewillthenworktogether。\"
\"Sire，Ishallbeherepunctually，\"saidCountMetternich，bowingdeeply，andwalkingbackwardtothedoor。