Vienna Palace, looking at the telegram in his hand, Franz didn't know what to say. Describing it as "calamity descending from the skies while one lies unsuspecting in the comfort of home" seemed a bit incongruous.
The situation this time was of Austria's own making. Had the negotiation not taken place within the Austrian Embassy, Austria would have had nothing to do with President Juarez's death, no matter how he had died.
Blaming Minister Compton? That wouldn't be right either, as he had been dutiful and responsible. Holding the negotiations within the Austrian Embassy was meant to give Austria an advantage and secure greater interests for it.
The death of President Juarez was an accident, and Minister Compton bore no responsibility for it. There was no need for him to be accountable for this event.
