my father took leave of him with the words: j'espére de vous revoir bientot; and (Katte) replied: Non, mon ami, le Tyran demande du sang.

:( I know you'd summarized this for us before, but really: :(

Wait, had we seen this quote before? It's the first I remember seeing it. That's why Selena wasn't sure at first if it was real, before she realized the date.

I am sort of simultaneously charmed and saddened by the story of Keith being betrayed by his habit of reading late at night!

Same, but I'm mostly just glad that it didn't result in his death!