at the surface of his being, lying in jail and expectant of
nothing less than death, was prevailed upon by the agents of
the Iron Heel to throw the bomb in the House of
Representatives. In his confession he states explicitly
that he was informed that the bomb was to be a feeble thing
and that no lives would be lost. This is directly in line
with the fact that the bomb was lightly charged, and that
its explosion at Everhard's feet was not deadly.

Pervaise was smuggled into one of the galleries ostensibly
closed for repairs. He was to select the moment for the
throwing of the bomb, and he naively confesses that in his
interest in Everhard's tirade and the general commotion
raised thereby, he nearly forgot his mission.

Not only was he released from prison in reward for his deed,
but he was granted an income for life. This he did not long
enjoy. In 1914 A.D., in September, he was stricken with
rheumatism of the heart and lived for three days. It was
then that he sent for the Catholic priest, Father Peter
Durban, and to him made confession. So important did it seem
to the priest, that he had the confession taken down in
writing and sworn to. What happened after this we can only
surmise. The document was certainly important enough to
find its way to Rome. Powerful influences must have been
brought to bear, hence its suppression. For centuries no
hint of its existence reached the world. It was not until
in the last century that Lorbia, the brilliant Italian
scholar, stumbled upon it quite by chance during his
researches in the Vatican.