...possession, he would not restore them. Berthier threatened: " Tell him," replied the bold ex-minister, " that for twenty-five years I have been accustomed to sleep with my head upon the block ; that I know his power but do not dread it : tell him he may make a Strafford of me...

...was made through Berthier. " Tell the emperor," replied the ex-minister, " that for fiveand-twenty years I have been accustomed to sleep with my head on the block ; that I know his power, but do not fear it ; and that he may make a Strafford of me if he pleases."...