shudder, and painted their King in his true colours, as one who,
unheard, had condemned an innocent subject by a despotic exertion of
power.

My fortitude was admired, at the moment when it was supposed I
thought myself leading to execution. No one replied, but their
sighs intimated their compassion; certain it is, few Prussians
willingly execute such commands. The carriage at length stopped,
and I was brought into my new cell. The bandage was taken from my
eyes. The dungeon was lighted by a few torches. God of heaven!
what were my feelings when I beheld the whole floor covered with
chains, a fire-pan, and two grim men standing with their smiths'
hammers!

* * * * * *

To work went these engines of despotism! Enormous chains were fixed
to my ankle at one end, and at the other to a ring which was
incorporated in the wall. This ring was three feet from the ground,
and only allowed me to move about two or three feet to the right and
left. They next riveted another huge iron ring, of a hand's
breadth, round my naked body, to which hung a chain, fixed into an
iron bar as thick as a man's arm. This bar was two feet in length,
and at each end of it was a handcuff. The iron collar round my neck
was not added till the year 1756.

* * * * * *

No soul bade me good night. All retired in dreadful silence; and I
heard the horrible grating of four doors, that were successively