And.
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and then God knows what may happen.
In the event of that happening, I must be in my Fatherland ready to serve, if necessary." "You mean you think it possible you will go to war with Russia ?" asked Michael. "Yes, I think it possible, and, if I am right, if there is that possibility, I can't be away from my country." "But the Emperor, the fire-engine whom you said would quench any conflagration ?" "He is away yachting.