In response to Marcel Yale's "threat," Herzen calmly told Marcel Yale the truth: whether or not he and the France behind him were willing to help them, they would attempt to stage a coup in St. Petersburg (Herzen preferred this name).
Furthermore, the reason Duke Golitsyn appeared in France was not to take one last look at the French scenery before the coup, but to coordinate with the Polish exiles within France for a simultaneous uprising. Only in this way could the Russian Empire be caught unawares.
Marcel Yale was surprised by Duke Golitsyn's plan and admitted that he had indeed underestimated Duke Golitsyn before.
A person capable of growing and thriving under the Tsar's nose, and then turning against the Tsar, is by no means a simple character!
"Where are those Polish exiles planning to revolt? Warsaw?" Marcel Yale once again asked Herzen.
