his mind did not seem to alter; and it will be a miracle if he
change on this head." Alas, General! Can't be helped, I fear!

"He said he was not afraid of anything so much as of living
constantly beside the King.--SCHULENBURG: Arm yourself with
patience, Monseigneur, if that happen. God has given you sense
enough; persevere to use it faithfully on all occasions, you will
gain the good graces of the King.--PRINCE: Impossible; beyond my
power, indeed, said he; and made a thousand objections.--
SCHULENBURG: Your Highness is like one that will not learn a trade
because you do not already know it. Begin; you will certainly
never know it otherwise! Before rising in the morning, form a plan
for your day,"--in fact, be moral, oh, be moral!

His Highness now got upon the marriages talked of for him;
an important point for the young man. He spoke, hopefully rather,
of the marriage with the Princess of Mecklenburg,--Niece of the
late Czar Peter the Great; Daughter of that unhappy Duke who is in
quarrel with his Ritters, and a trouble to all his neighbors, and
to us among the number. Readers recollect that young Lady's Serene
Mother, and a meeting she once had with her Uncle Peter,--at
Magdeburg, a dozen years ago, in a public drawing-room with alcove
near; anecdote not lightly to be printed in human types, nor
repeated where not necessary. The Mother is now dead; Father still
up to the eyes in puddle and trouble: but as for the young Lady
herself, she is Niece to the now Czarina Anne; by law of
primogeniture Heiress of all the Russias; something of a
match truly!

"But there will be difficulties; your Highness to change your