On May 2, Bulgakov once again invited the greediest land magnates to his home, but this time it was to devise a plan to disrupt the proceedings in the Seym. They spread gossip, and that night burghers in Warsaw’s pubs and coffeehouses were chattering about rumored death threats sent to the king and members of the Patriot Party. Across town King Stanislaw and the conspirators gathered in the baroque-style Radziwill Palace, where the constitution was read aloud to fewer than one hundred chosen members of the Seym. All those present promised their support. To throw the Russians off balance,
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