Nowallowmeonequestion。Doyouknowwhoyourenemiesare？“
“IthinkIknowthem，“repliedLouisCharles，withasadsmile。“Myenemiesaretheself-samemenwhobroughtmyfatherandmymothertothescaffold，destroyedthethrone，andinitsplacegavePrancearedcap。Myenemiesaretherepublicans，whonowruleinthisland，andwhosegreatobjectmust，ofcourse，betoputmeoutoftheway，formylifeistheirdeath!Francewillonedaybetiredoftheredcap，andwillrestorethethronetohimtowhomitbelongs，sosoonasitiscertainthathewhoisentitledtothecrown，islivingtowearit。“
“AndwhodoyousupposeisjustifiedinwearingthecrownofFrance？“
“YouaskasifyoudidnotknowthatIamtheonlysonandheirofthemurderedKingofFrance。“
“Theonlyson，butnottheonlyheir。Yourinheritancewillbecontested；andevenifFranceshouldtransformherselffromarepublictoamonarchy，everyattemptpossiblewillbemadetodriveyou，thesonofLouisXVI。，fromthethrone，andputthecrownontheheadofanother。“