thereto. Surrender once made, the element much clears itself;
Papa's side of the question getting fairly stated for the first
time. Sure enough, Papa, is God's Vicegerent in several undeniable
respects, most important some of them: better try if we can
obey Papa.

Dim old Fassmann yields a spark or two,--as to his Majesty's
errand at Sonnenburg. Majesty is going to preside to-morrow "at
the Installation of young Margraf Karl, new HERRMEISTER
(Grand-Master) of the Knights of St. John" there; "the Office
having suddenly fallen vacant lately." Office which is an
heirloom;--usually held by one of the Margraves, half-uncles of
the King,--some junior of them, not provided for at Schwedt or
otherwise. Margraf Albert, the last occupant, an old gentleman of
sixty, died lately, "by stroke of apoplexy while at dinner;"
[21st June, 1731: Fassmann, p. 423; Pollnitz, ii. 390.]--and his
eldest Son, Margraf Karl, with whom his Majesty lodges to-night,
is now Herrmeister. "Majesty came at 6 P.M. to Sonnenburg [must
have left Custrin about five]; forty-two Ritters made at
Sonnenburg next day,"--a certain Colonel or Lieutenant-General von
Wreech, whom we shall soon see again, is one of them; Seckendorf
another. "Fresh RITTER-SCHLAG ["Knight-stroke," Batch of Knights
dubbed] at Sonnenburg, 29th September next," which shall not the
least concern us. Note Margraf Karl, however, the new Herrmeister;
for he proves a soldier of some mark, and will turn up again in
the Silesian Wars;--as will a poor Brother of his still more
impressively, "shot dead beside the King," on one
occasion there.

We add this of Dickens, for all the Diplomatists, and a discerning