"This is..."
Louis pinched the newspaper, first frowning for a moment, then suddenly realizing: "They're blaming the Liverpool assassination on the East India Company? But according to the evidence we have, wasn't the company not involved?"
"Whether they were involved doesn't matter. What matters is that Parliament believes they are."
Arthur, gazing at the scenery outside the window, said indifferently: "The assassination gave Parliament an excuse, though the excuse might have been manufactured by them. After all, it's not the first time Parliament has fabricated issues when dealing with the East India Company. The last time they stripped the company of its monopoly rights in India, the chairman of the company's board committed suicide. The fact that they aren't shooting them this time shows that Parliament's methods have softened considerably."
