Passages from the correspondence and other papers of Rufus W. Griswold

БЂњThis is my assistant, Inspector Kersten Berglund, and we are here to escort you back to Sweden, where, as I am sure you are aware, you face a criminal proceeding.БЂ«As she talked, she extracted a small leather folder from her pocket and opened it to display to the French officers her credentials and a small gold badge. The gendarme, perplexed, looked at his partner. The second gendarme displayed the sheaf of papers. БЂњHe is her prisoner,БЂ«he said with a shrug. БЂњTake off the chains.БЂ«I was unshackled. The crowd applauded, an ovation accompanied by a whistling and stamping of feet. Inspector Lundstrom drew me aside. БЂњI wish to make some things perfectly clear, Frank,БЂ«she said. БЂњWe do not normally use handcuffs or other restraints in Sweden. I never carry them myself. And you will not be restrained in any way during our journey. But our flight makes a stop in Denmark and my country has had to post a bond to ensure your passage through Denmark. It is a normal procedure in these cases. БЂњWe will be on the ground only an hour in Denmark, Frank ...»