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Celui qui souffle le feu s'expose a etre brule par les etincelles.
It was said that Colonel de Casimir -- that guest whose presence and uniform lent an air of distinction to the quiet wedding in the Frauengasse -- was a Pole from Krakow. Men also whispered that he was in the confidence of the Emperor. But this must only have been a manner of speaking. For no man was ever admitted fully into the thoughts of that superhuman mind.