The party which is ready first and declares itself will be the victor.

For to-day our poor France is in the gutter: she is in the hands of the canaille, and the canaille will accept the first who places himself upon an elevation and scatters gold.

What care they--King or Emperor, Emperor or King! It is the same to them so long as they have a change of some sort and see, or think they see, gain to themselves to be snatched from it." From which it will be seen that Albert de Chantonnay knew his countrymen.
"But," protested Madame de Chantonnay, who had a Frenchwoman's inimitable quickness to grasp a situation--"but the Government could scarcely cause a bank to fail--such an old-established bank as Turner's, which has existed since the day of Louis XIV .-- in order to gain time." "An unscrupulous Government can do anything in France," replied the lady's son.

"Their existence depends upon delay, and they are aware of it.

They would ruin France rather than forego their own aggrandisement.
And this is part of their scheme.