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They went. They saw. There was not a trace of Cyprian--only the Gauri's house in flames and a belated fire-engine in charge of a weary man who said:
"These women's houses are a bad risk--jealousy, you know--carousal--anything may happen--lamp upset arson maybe--you police--"