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He knew himself to be an object of general curiosity, and he 
enjoyed the friendly attention which he received at all hands; but 
the notice which would have spoiled a more sophisticated char- 
acter, left, as yet, but a slight impression upon him. His ignor- 
ance of social grades and standards made him indifferent respect- 
Ing the enigma of his birth; he did not at that time appreciate 
his own possible importance in this regard, any more than he 
understood the generous efforts of the citizens of Nuremberg in 
ais behalf, and his guardians, while ever on the watch for a clue 
to the mystery, were careful not to awaken ideas in Kaspar’s 
mind which might stimulate his vanity. As he became able to 
axpress himself with readiness, several items in his reminiscences 
strengthened the suspicion that he was of high origin, and that 
some weighty secret lay at the bottom of his imprisonment. 
He remembered that the shirts he wore in the cell were fine 
and white, not at all like the coarse garment which was put upon 
him just before his appearance in Nuremberg. He complained 
also that the bread he was now obliged to eat was not as good 
as the kind furnished him in prison. Once, by accident, he met 
with some of the well-remembered bread, and wept with joy at the 
discovery. It proved to be a fine sort, such as in country places 
is made for the use of gentlemen’s families and indulged in by 
the common people only on festive occasions. It is strongly 
seasoned with carraway, anise, coriander, and fennel, and the 
ruth of Kaspar’s statement is proved by the fact that although he 
could not endure the taste nor the effect of spices and seasoning 
in general, he liked the flavour of the above-mentioned seeds, and 
found carraway tea an efficacious remedy when he needed 
medicine. 
Another suggestive incident was a remarkable dream which 
occurred to Kaspar in August, 1828. He dreamed of being in a 
large house, built around a court, in the centre of which was a 
fountain. A wide staircase led to the upper floor, and upon a 
pedestal at the foot of the stairs was the statue of a warrior. The 
chambers were richly furnished, and communicated with each 
other by folding doors, There was a library full of books, a grand 
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