Part IV Summary

Sharpe, Frederickson, and Harper travel to the Kingdom of Naples and scout out Ducos' estate. Meanwhile, Lucille's letter is received by Roland and he sends the information on to Napoleon in exile. Napoleon sends the loyal and trusted General Calvet to the Kingdom of Naples to recover the stolen funds. Calvet meets with local authorities including a Cardinal and realizes that extracting Ducos will not be done legally. The Cardinal protects Ducos because of Ducos' great wealth and frequent payments. Calvet moves to recover the money by force and the Cardinal plans to intercept Calvet and the money. Sharpe's group then moves to stealthily invade Ducos' estate but they are waylaid by Calvet. In Chapter 14, Calvet suggests a joint operation in the hostile land: Sharpe and Frederickson will recover their honorable names, and Calvet will recover Napoleon's fortune. After a brief...