Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, 13 March 1881
Noble Frank Jackowski: Is his Imperial Majesty ready?
Cossack 1: Sir, His Majesty said that he would be ready in just a few minutes.
Jackowski: He is a bit late today. Well, a few minutes is alright.
Cossack 2 (Coming out of the Palace' s main entrance) : Sir, unfortunately, His Majesty cannot go today. His doctors said that he has developed a flu, and would be bedridden for the next three days.
Jackowski: I see. Who will substitute him?
Cossack 2: An aide would take his Majesty's place, sir.
(A few minutes later....)
Aide (in a happy voice): His Majesty is not available today due to a flu. Oh well, the show must go on!
20 March 1881, in a forest near Luga
Tsar Alexander II wanted to stab them himself. Oh well, at least he was able to shoot a whole group at Tsaritsyn, after the arrest of the majority of Narodnaya Volya members. He watches as these idiots are being tied up to the gallows.
Alexander: What a bunch of impatient cretins.
Count Loris-Melikov: That is why reform is important. Look at Finland. Ever since giving them some sort of freedom they stopped throwing bombs at us. We should do the same to other nationalities.
Alexander: Are you sure about the plan?
Melikov: This is the only to make them shut up.
Alexander: Oh well, fine. Don't fail me. Another problem is my son. His ideas are a far differ from ours. What shall we do about him?
Melikov: We can only hope that your reforms are enough for him to be unable to undo them when he sits on the throne. And that time is coming fast.