‘Without the least problem, Sir. A colleague of mine, who used to be a telegraphist in the French army, has trained me well’.
"Does this telegraph line of which you’ve spoken, Bolza, pass through Candoglia or the Val d’Ossola?’ asked Ziani.
‘No, but I shall bring with me my moveable telegraph station, a prototype that I’d inherited from the French army. I’ve jealously kept it in a safe place, ready for me to use it at the first opportunity’.
‘It wasn’t for nothing you were made Chief Commissar during the time of Bonaparte, I see! You have carte blanche, Luigi. Any questions?’ asked a beaming Ziani.
‘Are you sure that Beyle is hiding something from us?’ asked Sangalli.
‘I believe he knows the true reason for which Marais was in Milan’.
‘Do you think he’s implicated in the mu
