...of? Can they not see the gulf yawning before their feet? Yes," he repeated to the horrified La Marck, "all is lost, the king and queen will perish and the mob will spurn their corpses. Even you do not realise how dangerous their position is, and yet they ought to...

...was evidently meant to reach the ears of the King and Queen : " Do they not see the abysses yawning at their feet? All is lost. The King and Queen will perish, and — you will see it — the populace will spurn their bodies." This was clearly designed to frighten...