WhenFranzpresidesovertheGermanLeague,BismatrckarriveslatewithagreatDane,astatueoftheemperoriturinatedonandtheclaimthathisPrussiankingshouldtakeoverthepresidency.Franzfeelsthat’sa casusbelli,butrealizeshecan’twinawar,whoeverstartsit,withoutamuchstrongerarmy,whichcostsanobscenefortune.HeintendstogetaloanforitfromnapoleonIII,whowouldceasetobeanenemytosafeguardhis’invetsment’.Tothatend,theimperialcoupletravelstoBiarritz,wherehefeelshumiliated,butAndrassysuggestsSsicanwinovertheempressbyshowingtrustbyapersonalrequestforalovenest.KItnearlybackfires,buttheloanisawarded,yetNapoleonconvincesFranzthatAndrassymustbeinleaguewithBismarck.SisimustagaininterrupttheirblisssincethebirthoftheirheirtofindoutinHungaryifthatcountryremainsloyalddd
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