Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling, hyphenation, and ellipsis usage. Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made. They are listed at the end of the text. The scene is the Albrechtstrasse, the main artery of the capital, which runs from Albrechtsplatz and the Old Schloss to the barracks of the Fusiliers of the Guard. The time is noon on an ordinary week-day; the season of the year does not matter. The weather is fair to moderate. It is not raining, but the sky is not clear; it is a uniform light grey, uninteresting and sombre, and the street lies in a dull and sober light which robs it of all myst…
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