scenic wonders there.

But perhaps the wonderfulest thing, had he quite understood it,
was that of the 10th March, which he was invited to.
Last obligation laid upon the Crown-Prince, "to bind him to the
House of Austria," that evening. Of which take this account,
external and internal, from authentic Documents in our hand.


BETROTHAL OF THE CROWN-PRINCE TO THE BRUNSWICK CHARMER,
NIECE OF IMPERIAL MAJESTY, MONDAY EVENING, 10th MARCH, 1732.

Document FIRST is of an internal nature, from the Prince's own
hand, written to his Sister four days before:--

TO THE PRINCESS WILHELMINA AT BAIREUTH.

"BERLIN, 6th March, 1732.

"MY DEAREST SISTER,--Next Monday comes my Betrothal, which will be
done just as yours was. The Person in question is neither
beautiful nor ugly, not wanting for sense, but very ill brought
up, timid, and totally behind in manners and social behavior
(MANIERES DU SAVOIR-VIVRE): that is the candid portrait of this
Princess. You may judge by that, dearest Sister, if I find her to
my taste or not. The greatest merit she has is that she has
procured me the liberty of writing to you; which is the one
solacement I have in your absence.

"You never can believe, my adorable Sister, how concerned I am