"Be very careful, sir!” the young officer warned. "Colonel Lavedrine is a guest of this house, and this nation. I can hardly believe that any Prussian would be so foolhardy to doubt his word. Every man in Paris has heard of his capacities. I see no reason why this Professor Kant of yours should not have heard of them, too.”Lavedrine sat back in his seat, a thin smile on his lips, stroking his chin with his thumb and forefinger. He seemed to be scrutinizing me, curious to hear what my reply would be."If Colonel Lavedrine can prove the truth of what he says,” I returned, glancing between my accuser and the man I had accused, "I will apologize with all my heart. And if that apology does not satisfy him,” I added, leaning back in my chair, shrugging my shoulder, "the prison cells are waiting for Prussians such as me, who are obliged to have guests such as you!”I suddenly realized that the room was silent.It is 1807 and Napoleon’s army has swept over Prussia, leaving in its wake a...

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