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Guerrier got to his feet slowly "I would have hoped for more compassion from a fellow Frenchman"

"My fellow Frenchmen murdered fifty innocent people in an attempt to assassinate me Consider yourself lucky, Jules, that I don't lay the blae and whiplash would cause irreparable dae to your cause"

"You have my solemn word, the Parti quebecois played no part in the pla

ne crash"

"What about the terrorists of the FQS?"

"I have never condoned the actions of the FQS," Guerrier said defensively There lip service You've done nothing to stop them"

"They're like ghosts," Guerrier protested "No one even knoho their leader is"

"What happens after independence and he comes out in the open?"

"When Quebec becoer has a reason to exist He and his organization can only wither away and die"

"You forget, Jules, terroristopposition parties"

"The FQS will not be tolerated by Quebec's new government"

"With you at its head," Sarveux added

"I should expect so," Guerrier said without a trace of ego "Who else has the lorious new nation?"

"I wish you luck," Sarveux said skeptically There was no arguing with Guerrier's fervor, he thought The French were dreaht only of a return to rohout the world The noble experian "As Prime Minister I will not stand in your way But I warn you, Jules, no radical upheavals or political unrest that will affect the rest of Canada"

"I assure you, Charles," Guerrier said confidently, "the birth will be peaceful"