andtheirtwoorbitsneverintersectedagain。——Someforty—fivemilessouthofAugsburg，uptheWertachRiver，moreproperlyuptheMindelRiver，liesMindelheim，onceanameknowninEnglandandinPrussia；oncetheDukeofMarlborough’s"Principality:"
givenhimbyagratefulKaiserJoseph；takenfromhimbyanecessitousKaiserKarl，Joseph’sBrother，thatnowis。IknownotifhisMajestyremembersthattransaction，nowwhileintheselocalities；butknowwell，ifhedoes，hemustthinkitashabbyone。
Onthesameday，1stAugust，1730，wequitAugsburg；setoutfairlyhomewardsagain。Theroutebendswestwardthistime；
towardsFrankfurt—on—Mayn；thereyachtsaretobeready；andmeresailingthenceforth，gallantlydowntheRhine—stream，——suchayacht—voyage，inthesummerweather，withnoTouristsyetinfestingit，——toend，happilywewillhope，atWesel，inthereviewofregiments，andotherbusiness。Firststage，firstpause，istobeatLudwigsburg，andthewickedoldDukeofWurtemberg’s；
thitherfirstfromAugsburg。WecrosstheDonauatDillingen，atGunzberg，orIknownotwhere；andbyto—morrow’ssunset，beingrapidtravellers，findourselvesatLudwigsburg，——clearthroughCanstatt，Stuttgard，andcertainlynoKattewaitingthere！
Safeacrosstheintermediateuplands，herearewefairlyintheNeckarCountry，intheBasinoftheRhineagain；andoldDukeEberhardLudwigofWurtembergbiddinguskindlywelcome，pooroldbewilderedcreature，whohasbecomethetalkofGermanyinthosetimes。WillEnglishreadersconsenttoamomentaryglanceintohisaffairsandhim？StrangethingsaregoingonatLndwigsburg；
naytheoriginofLudwigsburg，andthattheDukeshouldbethereandnotatStuttgard，isitselfstrange。LetustakethisExcerpt，headedLUDWIGSBURGin1730，andthenhastenon:——
LUDWIGSBURGIN1730。
"DukeEberhardLudwig，nowanelderlygentlemanoffifty—four，hasdistinguishedhimselfinhislongreign，notbypoliticalobliquitiesandobstinacies，thoughthosealsowerenotwanting，butbymatrimonialandamatory；whichhaverenderedhimconspicuoustohisfellows—creatures，andstillkeephimmentionableinHistory，brieflyandforasadreason。
DukeEberhardLudwigwasdulyweddedtoanirreproachablePrincessofBaden—Durlach（JohannaElizabeth）upwardsofthirtyyearsago；
andhedulyproducedoneSoninconsequence，withothergoodresultstohimselfandher。ButincourseoftimeDukeEberhardLudwigtooktoconsortingwithbadcreatures；took，infact，toswashingaboutatrandominthepoolofamatoryiniquity，asiftherehadbeennolawknown，oroftheleastvalidity，inthatmatter。
"Perceivingwhich，acertainyoungfellow，Gravenitzbyname，whohadcometohimfromtheMecklenbnrgregions，bywayofpushingfortune，andhadgotsomepageshiporthelikehereinWurtemberg，recollectedthathehadayoungSisterathome；prettyandartful，whoperhapsmightdoastrokeofworkhere。HesendsfortheyoungSister；veryprettyindeed，andagentlewomanbybirth，thoughpenniless。Heborrowsclothesforher（byonerouscontractwiththehaberdashers，itissaid，beingpoortoadegree）；heeasilygetsherintroducedtotheDucalSoirees；bidsher——Sheknowswhattodo？Rightwellsheknowswhat；catches，withherpiquantface，thedulleyeofEberhardLudwig，kindlesEberhardLudwig，andwillnotforsomethingquenchhim。Notsheatall:HowcanSHE；yourSereneHighness，askhernot！Avirtuousyounglady，she，andcomeofastainlessFamily！——Inbrief，shehooks，sheofallthefishesinthepool，thislumberofaDuke；enchantshim，keepshimhooked；andhasmadesuchapennyworthofhim，forthelasttwentyyearsandmore，asGermanycannotmatch。[Michaelis，iii。440。]
HerbrotherGravenitzthepagehasbecomeCountGravenitztheprimeminister，orchiefoftheGoverningCabal；sheCountessGravenitzandAutocratofWurtemberg。Loadedwithwealth，withso—calledhonors，sheandhers，theregothey，flauntingsky—high；
noneelseadmittedtomorethanthelibertyofbreathinginsilenceinthisDuchy；——thepoorDukeEberhardLudwigmakingnocomplaint；obedientasachildtothebiddingofhisGravenitz。
HeisbecomeamereenchantedsimulacrumofaDuke；bewitchedunderworsethanThessalianspells；withoutfacultyofwilling，exceptasshewills；hisPeopleandhetheplaythingofthisCirceorHecate，thathasgotholdofhim。Soithaslastedforabovetwentyyears。GravenitzhasbecomethewonderofGermany；
andrequires，onthesebadgrounds，aslightmentioninHumanHistoryforsometimetocome。CertainlyitisbytheGravenitzalonethatEberhardLudwigisremembered；andyet，downsinceUlrichwiththeThumb，[UlricusPOLLEX（rightthumbbiggerthanleft）；diedA。D。1265（Michaelis，iii。262）。]whichofthosesereneabstruseBeutelsbachers，alwaysanabstruseobstinateset，hassofixedhimselfinyourmemory？——
"MostpersonsinWurtemberg，forquiet’ssake，havecompliedwiththeGravenitz；thoughnotwithoutprotest，andsometimesspokenprotest。ThustheRightReverendOsiander（letusnameOsiander，HeadoftheChurchinWurtemberg）flatlyrefusedtohavehernameinsertedinthePublicPrayers；’Isnotshealreadyprayedfor？’
saidOsiander:’Dowenotsay，DELIVERUSFROMEVIL？’saidtheindignantProtestantman。Andthereisoneotherpersonthatneverwillcomplywithher:thelawfulWifeofEberhardLudwig。
SereneLady，shehashadasadexistenoeofit；thevoiceofherwrongsaudible，tolittlepurpose，thislongwhile，inHeavenandonEarth。Butitisnotinthepowerofrewardorpunishmenttobendherfemalewillintheessentialpoint:’Divorce，yourHighness？When_I_amfoundguilty，yes。Tillthen，never，yourHighness，never，never，’insteadvCRESCENDOtone:——sothathisHighnessisgladtoescapeagain，anddropthesubject。OnwhichtheSereneLadyagainfallssilent。Gravenitz，infact，hopesalwaystobeweddedwiththeright，naywereitonlywiththelefthand:andthisSereneLadystandslikeafatefulmonumentirremovablyintheway。TheSereneLadysteadilyinhabitsherownwingoftheDucalHouse，wouldnotexchangeitforthePalaceofAladdin；looksoutthereuponthegrandequipages，highdoings，impuresplendorsofherDukeandhisGravenitzwithaclear—eyedsilence，whichseemstosaymoreeloquentlythanwords，’MENE，MENE，YOUareweighed！’InthelandofWurtemberg，orundertheSun，isnorewardorpunishmentthatcanabatethissilence。
Speakofdivorce，theanswerisasabove:leavedivorcelying，thereissilencelookingforthclear—eyedfromthatparticularwingofthePalace，onthingswhichthegodspermitforatime。
"Clear—eyedsilence，which，astherewasnoabatingofit，grewatlastintolerabletothetwosinners。’Letusremove，’saidtheGravenitz，’sinceherSereneHighnesswillnot:buildanewcharmingPalace，——sayatourHuntingSeat，amongthosepleasantHillsintheWaiblingenregion，——andtaketheCourt，outthither。’
Andtheyhavedoneso，intheselatebadyears；takingoutwiththembydegreesalltheCourtierGentry，alltheRATHS，GovernmentBoards，publicbusinesses；andbuildingnewhousesforthem，there。["From1727to1730"wasthislatterremoval。
Ahunting—lodge，ofEberhardLudwig’sbuilding，andnamedbyhimLUGWIGSBURG，stoodheresince1705；nucleusofthesubsequentpalace，withits"Pheasantries，"its"Favoritas，"&c。&c。
Theplacehadoriginallybeenmonastic（Busching，
Erdbeschreibung，vi。1519）。]Founding，infact，asecondCapitalforWurtemberg，withwhatdistress，sulkymiseryanddisarrangement，toStuttgardandtheoldCapital，readerscanfancy。Thereitstands，thatLudwigsburg，thesecondCapitalofWurtemberg，sometenortwentymilesfromStuttgardthefirst:
alastingmemorialofCirceGravenitzandherLudwig。Hasnotshe，byherincantations，madethestonehousesdanceouthither？
Itremainstothisdayapleasanttown，andoccasionalresidenceofsovereignty。WAIBLINGEN，withinanhour’sride，hasgotmemorabilityonothergrounds；——whatreaderhasnotheardofGHIBELLINES，meaningWaiblingens？AndinanotherhouruptheRiver，youwillcometoBeutelsbachitself，whereUlrichwiththeThumbhadhisabode（betterlucktohim！），andgeneratedthisLoveroftheGravenitz，andmuchothernonsenseloudnowandthenforthelastfourcenturiesintheworld！——
"ThereissomethingofabstruseinalltheseBeutelsbachers，fromUlrichwiththeThumbdownwards:amuteennui，aninexorableobstinacy；acertainstreakofnaturalgloomwhichnoilluminationcanabolish。Veracityofallkindsisgreatinthem；sullenpassivecourageplentyofit；activecouragerarer；articulateintellectdefective:henceastrangestiffperversityofconductvisibleamongthem，oftenmarringwhatwisdomtheyhave；——itistheroyalstampofFateputuponthesemen。Whatarecalledfatefulorfatedmen；suchasareoftenseenonthetopplacesoftheworld，makinganindifferentfigurethere。Somethingofthis，Idoubtnot，isconcernedinEberhardLudwig’sfascination；andweshallseeotherinstancesfartherdowninthisHistory。
"Butso，fortwentyyears，theabsurdDuke，transformedintoamerePorcusbyhisCirceinthatscandalousmiraculousmanner，haslived；andsohestilllives。AndhisSereneWife，equallyobstinate，islivingatStuttgard，happilyoutofhissightnow。
OneSon，aweaklyman，whohadoneheir，buthasnownone，isheronlycomfort。HisWifeisaPrussianMargravine（FriedrichWilhelm’sHALF—AUNT），andcultivatesCalvinismintheLutheranCountry:thisHusbandofhers，hetoohasanabstruselife，notlikelytolast。Weneednotdoubt’theFates’arebusy，andtheevildemons，withthosepoorfellow—beings！NayitissaidtheCirceisbecomingmuchofaHecatenow；ifthebewitchedDukecouldseeit。Sheisgettinghaggardbeyondthepowerofrouge；
hermind，anymindshehas，moreandmorefilledwithspleen，malice，andthedregsofpriderunsour。Adisgustingcreature，testifiesoneEx—Officialgentleman，onceaHofrathunderher，butobligedtorunforlife，andinvokefreepressinhisdefence:
[ApologiedeMonsieurForstnerdeBreitembourg，&c。（Paris，1716；or"aLondres，auxdepensdelaCompagnie，1745"）:inSpittler，GeschichteWurtembergs
（SpittlersWERKE，StuttgardundTubingen，1828；vol。v。），497—539。
Michaelis，iii。428—439，gives（inabstruseChanceryGerman）aSequeltothisfineaffairofForstner’s。]noendtothefoulthingsshewillsay，ofanunspeakablenature，abouttheveryDukehervictim，testifiesthisEx—Official:maliciousasawitch，sayshe，andasuglyasoneinspiteofpaint，——’TOUJOURSUNLAVEMENTA
SESTROUSSES。’GoodHeavens！"
ButhereistheaugustPrussianTravelling—Party:shoveasideyourbewitchmentsandbewilderments；hangadecentscreenovermanythings！PoorEberhardLudwig，whoisinfinitelythegentleman，bestirshimselfagooddealtowelcomeoldroyalfriends；nordowehearthattheleastthingwentawryduringthistransitoftheroyalties。"FieldofBlenheim，saysyourMajesty？Ahme！"——
ForEberhardLudwigknowsthatground；stoodtheWorld—Battlethere，andsomuchhascomeandgonesincethen:Ahmeindeed！
FriedrichWilhelmandhehavemetbeforethis，andhavemuchtotelloneanother；TreatyofSevillebynomeanstheironlytopic。
Naythefloodofcordialitywentatlengthsofar，thatatlastFriedrichWilhelm，theconscientiousKing，cameuponthemostintimatetopics:Gravenitz；theWordofGod；scandaltotheProtestantReligion:nolikelyheirtoyourDukedom；clearperiltoyourownsoul。IsnotherSereneHighnessanunexceptionableLady，heroicundersorewoes；andyourweddedWifeaboveall？——
’M—NA，andmightbringHeirstoo:onlyfortycomeOctober:——
AhDuke，ahFriend！AVISEZLAFIN，EberhardLudwig；considertheendofitall；wearegrowingoldfellowsnow！TheDuke，Iconceive，whowasratherafatlittleman，blushedblue，thenred，andvariouscolors；atlengthsettlingintosteadypale，asitwere，indicatinganthraciticwhite—heat:itiscertainhesaidatlength，withemphasis，"Iwill！"Andhedidso，byandby。
FriedrichWilhelmsentamessengertoStuttgardtodohisreverencetothehighinjuredLadythere，perhapstoshowherafaroffsomerayofhopeifshecouldendure。EberhardLudwig，raisedtoawhite—heat，perceivesthatinfactheisheartilytiredofthisCirce—Hecate；thatinfactshehaslongbeenanintolerablenightmaretohim，couldhebuthaveknownit。
AndhisRoyalHighnesstheCrown—Princeallthiswhile？Well，yes；
hisRoyalHighnesshasgotaCourtTailoratLudwigsburg；and，inallprivacy（seenwellbyRochow），hashadtheAugsburgredclothcutintoafineupperwrappage，overcoatorroquelaureforhimself；intendingtousethesamebeforelong。Thustheyseverally，theFatherandtheSon；thesearetheirknownactsatLudwigsburg，ThattheFatherpersuadedEberhardLudwigoftheGravenitzenormity，andthattheSongothisredtop—coatready。
OnThursday，3dofAugust（lateintheafternoon，asIperceive），they，wellentertained，departtowardsMannheim，Kur—Pfalz（ElectorPalatine）oldKarlPhilipofthePfalz’splace；hopetobethereonthemorrowsometime，ifallgowell。GloomymuchenlightenedEberhardtakesleaveofthem，withabstrusebutgratefulfeelings；willstandbytheKaiser，anddismissthatGravenitznightmarebythefirstopportunity。
Asaccordinglyhedid。NextSummer，goingonavisitnorthward，speciallytoBerlin，[Thereforsomethreeweeks，"till9thJune，1731，withasuiteofabovefiftypersons"（Fassmann，pp。421，422）。]heleftorderthattheGravenitzwastobegotoutofhissight，safestowedaway，beforehisreturn。Whichbytheproperofficers，militarycertainofthem，wasaccomplished，——byfixedbayonetsatlast，andnotwithoutfutiledemuronthepartoftheGravenitz。PoorEberhardLudwig，"hepublishedinthepulpits，Thathewasnowmindedtoleadabetterlife，"——hadtimenowbeenlefthim。Sameyear，1731，Novemberbeingcome，gloomyEberhardLudwiglost，notunexpectedly，hisoneSon，——theoneGrandsonwasgonelongsince。TheserenesteadfastDuchessnowhadherDukeagain，whatwasleftofhim:buthewasfallenintothesereandyellowleaf；intwoyearsmore，hediedchildless；[31stOctober，1733:Michaelis，iii。441。]andhisCousin，KarlAlexander，anAustrianFeldmarschallofrepute，succeededinWurtemberg。
Withwhomwemaytransientlymeet，intimecoming；withwhom，andperhapslesspleasantlywithcertainofhischildren；fortheycontinuetothisday，——withtheoldabstruseelementstilltootraceableinthem。
OldKarlPhilip，KurfurstofthePfalz，towardswhomFriedrichWilhelmisnowdriving，withintenttobethereto—morrowevening，isnotquiteastrangertoreadershere；andtoFriedrichWilhelmheismuchthereverse，perhapstoomuch。ThisishewhoranawaywithpoorPrinceSobieski’sBridefromBerlin，atstartinginlife；whofelluponhisownpoorProtestantHeidelbergersandtheirChurchoftheHolyGhost（beinghimselfPapist，eversincethatslaponthefacetohisancestor）；andwhohasbeeninmanyquarrelswithFriedrichWilhelmandothers。Ahighexpensivesovereigngentleman，thisoldKarlPhilip；not，Ishouldsuppose，thepleasantestofmentolodgewith。Oneapprehends，hecannotbepeculiarlywelldisposedtoFriedrichWilhelm，afterthatsadHeidelbergpassageoffence，twelveorelevenyearsago。NottomentiontheinextricableJulich—and—Bergbusiness，whichisastandingcontroversybetweenthem。
PooroldKurfurst，heisnowwithinayearofseventy。Hehashadcrossesandlosses；terriblecampaigningsagainsttheTurk，inoldtimes；andalwayssuchastockofquarrels，athome，asmusthavebeenstillworsetobear。Alifeofperpetualarguing，squabblingandbattling，——one’sneighborsbeingsuchanunreasonableset！
BrabblesaboutHeidelbergCatechism，andChurchoftheHolyGhost，sothatforeignKingsinterfered，shakingtheirwhipsuponus。
Thenbrabblesaboutboundaries；aboutinheritances，anddetachedpropertiesverymany，——clearlymine，weretheneighborsreasonable！InfactthissovereignoldgentlemanhasbeenintheKaiser’scourts，orevenontheedgeoffight，oftenerthanmostothermen；anditisasifthatfirstadventure，oftheSobieskiweddingturnedtopsy—turvy，hadbeensymbolicalofmuchthatfollowedinhislife。
WerememberthatunpleasantHeidelbergaffair:howhopefulitoncelooked；factDONE，ChurchoftheHolyGhostfairlyours；
yourCORPUSEVANGELICORUMfallenquasi—dead；andnothingnowforitbutprotocollingbydiplomatists，pleadingintheDietsbymeninbombazine，neverlikeendingatall；——whenFriedrichWilhelmdidsuddenlyendit；suddenlylockeduphisownCatholicestablishmentsandrevenues，andquietlyinexorableputthekeyinhispocket；asitwere，drewhisownwhip，witha"WillyouwhipMYJew？"——andwehadtocoweroutoftheaffair，Kaiserhimselforderingus，inamosthumiliatedmanner！ReaderscanjudgewhetherKur—PfalzwaslikelytohaveakindlynoteofFriedrichWilhelminthatcornerofhismemory。ThepoormanfeltsodisgustedwithHeidelberg，hequitteditsoonafter。HewouldnotgotoDusseldorf（intheBerg—and—Julichquarter），ashisForefathersusedtodo；butsetuphisabodeatMannheim，wherehestillis。FriedrichWilhelm，whowasfarfrommeaningharmorinsolenceinthatHeidelbergaffair，hopesthereisnogrudgeremaining。Butsostandthefacts:itistowardsMannheim，nottowardsHeidelbergthatwearenowtravelling！——Fortherest，thisschemeofreprisals，orwhippingyourJewifyouwhipmine，answeredsowell，FriedrichWilhelmhasusedit，orthreatenedtouse，astherealmethod，eversince，whereneedful；andhassavedtherebymuchbombazineeloquence，andconfusiontomankind，onseveraloccasions。
ButtheworstbetweenthesetwoHighGentlemenisthatJulich—and—Bergcontroversy；whichisasorestillrunning，andbeyondreachofprobablesurgery。OldKarlPhiliphasnomaleHeir；andisliketobe（whatheindeedproved）thelastoftheNEUBERGElectorsPalatine。Whattroublethererosewiththefirstofthem，aboutthatsadbusiness；andhowthethenBrandenburger，muchwroughtupon，smotethethenNeuburgeracrosstheveryface，anddrovehimintoCatholicism，wehavenotforgotten；howcanweever？——Itisonehundredandsixteenyearssincethatafter—dinnerscene；and，OHeavens，whatbickeringandbrabblingandconfusednegotiationtherehasbeen；lawyers’pensgoingalmostcontinuallyeversince，shadowingoutthemutualdarknessofsovereignties；
andfromtimetotimethemilitaryimplementsbrandishingthemselves，thoughloathgenerallytodrawblood！Forahundredandsixteenyears:——buttheFinalBargain，lyingonparchmentinthearchivesofbothparties，andalwaysacknowledgedasfinal，wastothiseffect:"YousereneNeuburgkeepwhatyouhavegot；
wesereneBrandenburgthelike:Clevewithdetachedpertinentsours；Julich—and—Bergmainlyyours。Andletusliveinperpetualamityonthatfooting。And，noteonlyfurthermore，whenourLinefails，thewholeofthesefineDuchiesshallbeyours:ifyourLinefail，ours。"Thatwastheplainbargain，donesolemnlyin1624，andagainmoresolemnlyandbroughttoparchmentwithsignaturein1666，asFriedrichWilhelmknowstoowell。Andnowtheverycaseisabouttooccur；thisoldman，childlessatseventy，isthelastoftheNeuburgs。Maynotonereasonablypretendthatabargainshouldbekept？
"Tush，"answersoldKarlPhilipalways:"Bargain？"Andwillnothearreasonagainsthimselfonthesubject；notevenwhentheKaiseraskshim，——astheKaiserreallydid，afterthatWusterhausenTreaty，butcouldgetonlynegatives。KarlPhiliphasnoromanticideasofjustice，orofoldparchmentstyingupaman。
KarlPhiliphadoneDaughterbythatdearRadzivilPrincess，Sobieski’sstolenBride；andhenever，bythedearRadzivilorherdearsuccessor，[SeeBuchholz，i。61n。]hadanyson，orotherdaughterthatlivedtowed。OneDaughter，wesay；afirst—born，extremelyprecioustohim。HerhemarriedtotheyoungfortunateSulzbachCousin，KarlJosephHeir—ApparentofSulzbach，who，byalllaws，wastosucceedinthePfalzaswell，——KarlPhilipthinkingfurthermore，"Heandshe，pleaseHeaven，shallholdfastbyDusseldorftoo，andthatfineJulich—and—BergTerritory，whichismine。Bargains？"Suchwas，andis，theoldman’sinflexiblenotion。Alas，thisoneDaughterdiedlately，andherHusbandlately；[Shein1728；hein1729:theireldestDaughterwasborn1721（Hubner，t。140；Michaelis，ii。101，123）。]againleavingonlyDaughters；willnotthischangethenotion？Notawhit，——
thoughFriedrichWilhelmmayhavefondlyhopeditbypossibilitymight，Notawhit:KarlPhilipcherisheshislittleGrand—daughter，nowachildofnine，ashedidherMotherandherMother’sMother；hopesonedaytoseeherwedded（ashedid）toanewHeir—ApparentofthePfalzandSulzbach；and，forherbehoof，willholdfastbyBergandJulich，andpartwithnosquareinchofitforanyparchment。
WhatisFriedrichWilhelmtodo？Seekjusticeforhimselfbyhis80，000menandtheironramrods？Apparentlyhewillnotgetitotherwise。Heisloathtobeginthatterriblegame。IfindeedEuropedotakefire，asislikelyatSevilleorelsewhere——Butinthemeanwhilehowhappyifnegotiationwouldbutserve！Alas，andiftheKaiser，England；Hollandandtheothers，couldbebroughttoguaranteeme，——asindeedtheyshould（toavoidaCASUSBELLI），andsomeofthemhavesaidtheywill！FriedrichWilhelmtriedthisJulich—and—BergProblembythepacificmethod，allhislife；
strenuously，andwithouteffect。Resultperhapswascomingnevertheless；atthedistanceofanotherhundredyears！——OnethingIknow:whateverrectitudeandpatience，whatevercourage，perseverance，orotherhumanvirtuehehasputintothisoranothermatter，isnotlost；notitnoranyfractionofit，toFriedrichWilhelmandhissons’sons；butwillwellavailhimandthem，ifnotsoon，thenlater，ifnotinBergandJulich，theninsomeotherquarteroftheUniverse，whichisawideEntityandalong—lived！Courage，yourMajesty！
SostandmattersasFriedrichWilhelmjourneystowardsMannheim:
humanpolitenesswillhavetocloakwell，andkeepwelldown，agoodmanypricklypointsinthevisitahead。Alas，poorFriedrichWilhelmhasgotothermattertothinkof，bythetimewearriveinMannheim。
CATASTROPHEONJOURNEYHOMEWARDS。
TheRoyalParty，quittingLudwigsburg，——onThursday，3dAugust，1730，somehoursafterdinner，asIcalculateit，——hadbutarathershortjourneybeforethem:journeytoaplacecalledSinzheim，somefiftyorsixtymiles；alongwayshortofHeidelberg；theKing’spurposebeingtolodgeinthatdilapidatedsilentTownofSinzheim，andleavebothHeidelbergandMannheim，withtheircivicnoises，forthenextday’swork。Sinzheim，suchwastheprogram，asthePrinceandothersunderstoodit；butbysomeaccident，oronbettercalculation，itwasotherwisedecidedintheroyalmind:notatSinzheim，intricatedecayedoldTown，shallwelodgeto—night，butfiveorsixmilesshortofit，inthenaturallysilentVillageofSteinfurth，wheregoodcleanemptyBarnsaretobefound。WhichlatterisafavoritemethodofhisMajesty，fondalwaysoffreeairandtheabsenceoffuss。
Shake—downs，atemporarycookingapparatus，plentyoftobacco，andatubtowashin:thisiswhatmanrequires，andthiswithoutdifficultycanbegot。HisMajesty’stastesaresimple；
simple，andyetgoodandhuman。HereisasmallRoyalOrder，whichIreadonce，andeversinceremember，——thoughthereferenceisnowblownaway，andlostinthoseunindexedSibyllineFarragos，theterrorofhumannature；——letuscopyitfrommemory，tillsomedelivererarisewithfingeronpage。[ProbablyinRodenbeck’sBeitrage，——butlongsadsearchingthere，andelsewhere，provesunavailingatpresent。HistoricalFarragoswithoutINDEX；ahundred，orseveralhundred，blindsacksofHistoricalclippings，generallyauthentictooifuseless，andnottheleastscrapofLABELonthem:——arenottheseahandyarticle！]
"AtMagdeburg，onthisReview—Journey，havedinnerforme，underacertainTreeyouknowof，outsidetheramparts。"Dinnerofonesoundportionsolid，onedittoliquid，oftheduequality；readiedhonestly，——andtobeeatenunderashadyTree；ontheReview—grounditself，withthesummerskyoverone’shead。
CouldJupiterTonans，hadhebeentravellingonbusinessinthoseparts，havedonebetterwithhisdinner？——
"AtSinzheim？"thinkshisRoyalHighness；andhasspokenprivilytothePageKeith。Toglideoutoftheirquartersthere，inthatwastenegligentoldTown（wherepost—horsescanbehad），inthegrayofthesummer’sdawn？AcrosstheRhinetoSpeyerisbutthreehoursriding；thencetoLandau，intoFrance，into——？Enough，PageKeithhasundertakentogethorses，andtheflightshallatlastbe。Husht，husht。To—morrowmorning，beforethesparrowwake，itisourdeterminationtobeupontheroad！
RuinsoftheTowerofStauffen，HOHENorHighSTAUFFEN，whereKaiserBarbarossalivedonce，youngandruddy，andwasnotyetaMYTH，"winkingandnoddingundertheHillatSalzburg，"——yes，itisbutafewmilestotherightthere，werethisadeliberatetouringparty。Butthisisarapiddrivingone；knowsnothingaboutStauffen，caresnothing。——WecannotfancyFriedrichrememberedBarbarossaatall；ormuchregardedHeilbronnitself，theprincipalandonlyfamousTowntheypassthisday。TheSt。
Kilian’sChurch，yourHighness，andbigstonegiantatthetopofthesteepleyonder，——adventurousmasonsandslaterpeoplegetuponthecrownofhishead，sometimes，andstandwavingflags。
[Buddaus，Lexicon，ii。？Heilbronn。]
TheTownhousetoo（RATHHAUS），withitsamazingoldClock？
AndGotzvonBerlichingen，theTown—Councillorsoncehadhiminprisonforonenight，inthe"Gotz’sTower"here；yourHighnesshasheardof"GotzwiththeIronHand"？BerlichingensstillliveatJaxthausen，fartherdowntheNeckarValley，intheseparts；
andshowtheoldHAND，considerablyrustednow。Heilbronn，themostfamousCityontheNeckar；anditsoldmiraculousHolyWell——？WhatcareshisHighness！Weinsbergagain，whichisbutafewmilestotherightofus，——thereitwasthattheBesiegedWivesdidthatastonishingfeat，600yearsago；comingout，asthecapitulationbore，"withtheirmostvaluableproperty，"eachbroughtherHusbandonherback（werenotthefactalittleuncertain！）——wherebytheoldCastlehas，tothisday，thename"WEIBERTREUE，FaithfulnessofWomen。"Welf’sDuchess，Husbandonback，wasattheheadofthosewomen；aHohenzollernancestorofyours，IthinkIhaveheard，wasofthebesiegingparty。[Siegeisnotoriousenough；A。D。1140:KohlerReichshistorie，p。167，whodoesnotmentionthestoryofthewomen；
Menzel（Wolfgang），GeschichtederDeutschen，
p。287，whotakesnonoticethatitisahighlymythicalstory，——
supportedonlybythetestimonyofonepoorMonkinKoln，vaguelychroniclingfiftyyearsafterdateandatthatgooddistance。]
Alas，thinkshisRoyalHighness，istherenotaflowerofWelfdomnowinEngland；andI，unluckiestofHohenzollerns，stillfarawayfromherhere！ItisatWindsor，notinWeinsberg，oramongtheruinsofWEIBERTREUE，thathisHighnesswishestobe。
AtHeilbronnourroadbranchesofftotheleft；andwerolldiligentlytowardsSinzheim，calculatingtobetherebeforenightfall。Whew！SomethinghasgoneawryatSinzheim:norightlodginginthewasteInnsthere；orgoodcleanBarns，ofapromisingcharacter，aretobehadnearerthanthere:
weabsolutelydonotgotoSinzheimto—night；wearetostopatSteinfurth，asmallquietHamletwithBarns，fourorfivemilesshortofthat！ThiswasagreatdisappointmenttothePrince，——andsomesay，ahighlymomentouscircumstanceinhisHistory:["MightperhapshavesucceededatSinzheim"（Seckendorf’s
RelationoftheCrown—Prince’smeditatedFlight，
p。2；——addressedtoPrinceEugenefewdaysafterwards；giveninForster，iii。1—13）。]——however，heralliesinthecourseoftheevening；speaksagaintoPageKeith。"Steinfurth[STONY—FORD，overtheBrookhere]；beitatSteinfurth，allthesame！"PageKeithwillmanagetogethorsesforushere，noless。AndSpeyerandtheFerryoftheRhinearewithinthreehours。Favorus，Silenceandallyegoodgenii！——
OnFridaymorning，4thAugust，1730，"usualhourofstarting，3A。M。，"notbeingyetcame，theRoyalPartyliesasleepintwocleanairyBarns，facingoneanother，intheVillageofSteinfurth；Barnsfacingoneanother，withtheHeidelbergHighwayandVillageGreenasleepinfrontbetweenthem；[CompareWilhelmina，i。259（herAccountoftheFlight:"HearditfrommyBrother，"——andreportitlooselyafteradozenyears！）。]foritislittleaftertwointhemorning，thedawnhardlybeginningtobreak。PrinceFriedrich，withhisTrioofVigilance，Buddenbrock，Waldau，Rochow，liesinoneBarn；Majesty，withhisSeckendorfandparty，isintheother:apparentlyallstilllockedinsleep？
Notall:PrinceFriedrich，forexample，isawake；——theTrioisindeedaudiblyasleep；unlessotherswatchforthem，theirsixeyesareclosed。Friedrichcautiouslyrises；dresses；takeshismoney，hisnewredroquelaure，unboltstheBarn—door，andwalksout。TrioofVigilanceissoundasleep，andknowsnothing:
alas，TrioofVigilance，whileitsownsixeyesareclosed，hasappointedanotherpairtowatch。
GummersbachtheValetcomestoRochow’sbolster:"Hst，HerrOberst—Lieutenant，pleaseawaken！PrinceRoyalisup，hasonhistop—coat，andisgoneoutofdoors！"Rochowstartstohishabiliments，orperhapshasthemreadyon；inaminuteortwo，Rochowalsoisforthintothegrayofthemorning；——findstheyoungPrinceactuallyontheGreenthere；inhisredroquelaure，leaningpensivelyononeofthetravellingcarriages。
"GutenMorgen，IhroKoniglicheHoheit！"[Ranke，1。305。]
——Fancysuchasalutationtotheyoungman！PageKeith，atthismoment，comeswithapairofhorses，too:"Whitherwiththenags，Sirrah？"Rochowaskedwithsomesharpness。Keith，seeinghowitwas，answeredwithoutvisibleembarrassment，"Herr，theyaremineandKunzthePage’shorses"（which，Isuppose，istrue）；"readyattheusualhour！"Keithmightadd。——"HisMajestydoesnotgotillfivethismorning；——backtothestables！"beckonedRochow；
and，accordingtothebestaccounts，didnotsuspectanything，oraffectednottodoso。
PageKeithreturned，tremblinginhissaddle。FriedrichstrolledtowardstheotherBarn，——atleasttobeoutofRochow’scompany。
SeckendorfemergesfromtheotherBarn；awakeatthecommonhour:
"HowdoyoulikehisRoyalHighnessintheredroquelaure？"asksRochow，asifnothinghadhappened。WasthereeversuchabaffledRoyalHighness；oryoungbrightspiritchainedintheBear’sDeninthismanner？OurSteinfurthprojecthasgonetowater；anditisnotto—dayweshallgetacrosstheRhine！——Notto—day；noranyotherday，onthaterrand，strongasourresolutionsare！Fornewlight，inafewhoursafterwards，poursinupontheproject；
andhumanfinesse，orulteriorschemes，availnothinghenceforth。
"TheCrown—Prince’smeditatedFlight"hastrieditself，andfailed。HereandsothatlongmeditationENDS；thisatSteinfurthwasalltheover—actitcouldevercometo。Infewhoursmoreitwillmeltintoair；andonlytheterribleconsequenceswillremain！——
Bylastnight’sarrangement，thePrincewithhisTriowastosetoutanhourbeforehisFather，whichcircumstancehadhelpedPageKeithinhisexcuses。NaturallythePrincehadnownowishtolingerontheGreenofSteinfurth，insuchapostureofaffairs:
"TowardsHeidelberg，then；letusseethebigTunthere:ALLONS！"
HowtheyoungPrinceandhisTriodidthisday’sjourney；whereheloitered，whathesaw，saidorthought，wehavenoaccount:itiscertainonlythathisFather，whosetoutfromSteinfurthanhourafterhim，arrivedinMannheimseveralhoursbeforehim；and，inspiteofKurfurstKarlPhilip’swelcome，testifiedtheliveliestinquietudeonthatunaccountablecircumstance。
BeautifulRhine—stream，thrice—beautifultrimMannheim；——yes，allisbeautifulindeed，yourSerenity！ButwherecanthePrincebe？
hekeptejaculating。AndKarlPhiliphadtoanswerwhathecould。
OfcoursethePrincemaybelingeringaboutHeidelberg，lookingatthebigTunandothermiracles:——"Ihadthepleasuretorepairthatworld—famousTuborTun，asyourMajestyknows；whichhadlainhalfburnt，eversinceLouisXIV。withhisfirebrandrobberieslayuponus，andburntthePfalzinwhole，smallhonortohim！IrepairedtheTun:[Kohler，Munzbelustigungen（viii。418—424；145—152），whogivesaviewoftheworld’swonder，lyinghorizontalwithstairsrunninguptoit。
BigTunsofthatkindwerenotuncommoninGermany；andhaduses，ifmultiplexduesofwineweretobepaidINNATURA:
theHeidelberg，thebiggestofthem，issmalltotheWhitbread—and—Company，forporter’s—ale，inourtime。]itisprobablythesuccessfulestfeatIdidhitherto；andwellworthlookingat，hadyourMajestyhadtime！"——"JAWOHL；——buthecameawayanhourbeforeme！"——ThepoliteKarlPhilip，atlength，sentoffoneofhisownEquerriestoridetowardsHeidelberg，oreventoSteinfurthifneedful，andseewhatwasbecomeofthePrince。
ThisOfficialpersonmetthePrince，allinorder，atnogreatdistance；andbroughthimsafetoPapa’spresenceagain。
WhyPapawasinsuchafussaboutthislittlecircumstance？
TrulytherehassomethingcometoPapa’sknowledgesincehestarted，perhapssincehearrivedatMannheim。PageKeith，whoridesalwaysbehindtheKing’scoach，hasriddenthisdayinanagonyofremorseandterror；andatlength（probablyinMannheim，oncehisMajestyisgottohisApartments，ornowthathefindshisMajestysoanxiousthere）hasfallenonhisknees，and，withtearsandobtestations，madeacleanbreast。PageKeithhasconfessedthattheCrown—PrinceandheweretohavebeeninSpeyer，orfarther，atthistimeoftheday；flyingrapidlyintoFrance。"God’sProvidencealonepreventedit！Pardon，pardon:
slayme，yourMajesty；butthereisthenakedtruth，andthewholeofit，andIhavenothingmoretosay！"HereuponensuesdespatchoftheEquerry；andhereupon，aswemayconjecture，theEquerry’sreturnwithFritzandtheTrioisanunspeakablerelieftoFriedrichWilhelm。
FriedrichWilhelmnowsummonsBuddenbrockandCompanystraightway；
shows，inasuppressed—volcanicmanner，withquestionsandstatements，——obligedtoSUPPRESSoneselfinforeignhospitableSereneHouses，——whatatrocityofscandalandterrorhasbeenontheedgeofhappening:"Andyouthree，Rochow，Waldau，Buddenbrock，markit，youthreeareresponsible；andshallanswer，Inowtellyou，withyourheads。Deaththepenalty，unlessyoubringHIMtoourownCountryagain，——’livingordead，’"addedtheSuppressed—Volcano，inlowmetallictone；andthesparklingeyesofhim，theredtint，andrustlinggestures，makethewordstoocredibletous。[Ranke，i。307。]
WhatFriedrichWilhelmgottospeakaboutwiththeoldKur—Pfalz，duringtheirserenepsssagesofhospitalityatMannheim，isnotverycleartome；hisPrussianMajestyisprivatelyinsuchadesperatehumor，andtheoldKur—Pfalzprivatelysodiscrepantonallmannerofpoints，especiallyontheJulich—and—Bergpoint。
TheycouldtalkfreelyabouttheoldTurkCampaigns，BattleofZentha，[11thSeptember，1697；Eugene’scrowningfeat；——breakingoftheGrandTurk’sbackinthisworld；whohasstaggeredabout，lessandlessofaterrorandoutrage，moreandmoreofanuisancegrowingunbearable，eversincethatday。SeeHormayr（iii。97—101）
forsomedescriptionofthisusefulbitofHeroism。]andPrinceEugene；veryfreelyabouttheHeidelbergTun。ButitisknownoldKarlPhiliphadhisagentsattheCongressofSoissons，tosecurethatBerg—and—JulichinterestfortheSulzbachsandhim:
directlyintheteethofFriedrichWilhelm。Howthatmayhavegone，sincetheTreatyofSevillebrokeouttoastonishmankind，——
willbeunsafetotalkabout。Fortherest，oldKarlPhiliphasfranklyadoptedthePragmaticSanction；butthenhehas，likewise，privatelymadeleaguewithFrancetosecurehiminthatJulich—and—Bergmatter，shouldtheKaiserbreakpromise；——leaguewhichmaymuchobstructsaidSanction。NayprivatelyheiscastingglancesonhisBavarianCousin，elegantambitiousKarlAlbert。
KurfurstofBaiern，——arenotweallfromthesameWittelsbachstock，Cousinsfromofold？——andwillundertake，forthesameJulich—and—Bergobject，tosecureBavariainitsclaimsontheAustrianHeritagesindefectofHeirsMaleinAustria。[Michaelis，ii。99—101。]WhichrunsdirectlyintothethroatofsaidPragmaticSanction；andengagestomakeit，merewastesheepskin，sotospeak！TrulyoldKarlPhiliphashisabstruseoutlooks，thisway，thatway；mostabstrusepoliticsaltogether:——andinfactwehadbetterspeakoftheBattleofZenthaandtheHeidelbergTun，whilethisVisitlasts。
Onthemorrow，Saturday，August5th，certainFrenchmenfromtheGarrisonofLandaucomeacrosstopaytheircourtanddine。
WhichraceofmenFriedrichWilhelmdoesnotlove；andnowlessthanever，gloomilysuspicioustheymaybecomeonparricideFritz’sscore，——youRochowandCompanykeepaneye！Bynightandbydayaneyeuponhim！FriedrichWilhelmwas，nodoubt，gladtogetawayonthemorrowafternoon；fairlyoutintotheBerg—Strasse，intothesummerbreezesandumbrageouswoods，withallhispertinentsstillsafeabouthim；rushingtowardsDarmstadtthroughtheSundaystillness，wherehewillarriveintheevening，timeenough。["SundayEveningarriveatDarmstadt，"saysSeckendorf（inForster，iii。3），butbymistakecallsitthe"7th"
insteadof"6th。"]
TheoldPrinceofDarmstadt，ErnstLudwig，LandgrafofHessen—Darmstadt，agenowsixty—three，hasahoaryvenerableappearance，accordingtoPollnitz，"butsitsahorsewell，walkswell，andseemstoenjoyperfecthealth，"——whichwearegladtohearof。Whatmoreconcernsus，"helivesusually，quiteretired，inasmallhouseupontheSquare，"inthisextremelysmallMetropolisofhis，"andleaveshisHeir—ApparenttomanageallbusinessinthePalaceandelsewhere。"[Pollnitz，MemoirsandLetters，ii。66。]pooroldGentleman，hehasthebiggestPalacealmostintheworld；onlyhecouldnotfinishitforwantoffunds；anditliesthere，oneofthebiggestfutilities，vexatioustolookupon。NodoubttheoldGentlemanhashadvexations，plentyofthem，firstandlast。Heisnowgotdisgustedwiththeaffairsofpubliclife，andaddictshimselfverymuchto"turningivory，"asthemoreeligibleemployment。
Helivesinthatsmallhouseofhis，amonghisturning—lathesandivoryshavings；dinesinsaidsmallhouse，"atatableforfourpersons:"onlyonSunday，andaboveallonthisSunday，putsoffhisapron；goesacrosstothePalace；dinesthereinstate，withhisHeirandtheGrandees。HehasakinshipbyaffinitytoFriedrichWilhelm；hisWife（deadlongyearssince），MotherofthisHeir—Apparent，wasanAnspachPrincess，AunttothenowQueenCarolineofEngland。Pooroldfellow，theseinsignificancies，andthathedescendsdirectfromPhiliptheMagnanimousofHessen（Luther’sPhilip，whoinsistedonthesupplementaryWife），areallIknowofhim；andheissomewhattragictomethere，turningivoryinthisextremelyanarchicworld。WhatthepassagesbetweenhimandFriedrichWilhelmwere，onthisoccasion，shallremainconjecturaltoallcreatures。FriedrichWilhelmsaid，thisSundayeveningatDarmstadttohisownPrince:"Stillhere，then？
IthoughtyouwouldhavebeeninParisbythistime！"——TowhichthePrince，withartificialfirmness，answered，Hecouldcertainly，ifhehadwished；[Seckendorf（inForster，iii。），p。3。]andbeingfamiliarwithreproaches，perhapshopeditwasnothing。
FromDarmstadttoFrankfurt—on—Maynisnotquitefortymiles，aneasymorningdrive；throughtheoldCountrycalledofKatzen—ellenbogen；CATS—ELBOW，anameridiculoustohear。
[CATTIMELIBOCUM，thatis，CATTUM—MELIBOCUM（CATTIafamedNation，MELIBOCUSthechiefHillorFortressoftheirCountry），issaidtobetheoriginal；——whichhasgotchanged；likeABALLABAinto"Appleby，"orGODENCOMPASSUSinto"TheGoatandCompasses，"
amongourselves。]Berg—StrasseandtheOdenwald（FORESToftheOTTI）aregone；butblueonthenortheastyonder，ifyourRoyalHighnesswillpleasetolook，maybeseensummitsoftheSPESSART，amuchgranderforest，——tallbranchytimbersyonder，onedaytobemastsofadmirals，whenfloateddownasfarasRotterdam，whitherwardonestillmeetsthemgoing。Spessart；——andnearer，wellhiddenontheright，isanobscurevillagecalledDETTINGEN，notyetbecomefamousintheNewspapersofanidleworld；ofanEnglandsurelyveryidletogothitherseekingquarrels！Allwhichis，naturally，inthehighestdegreeindifferenttoaCrown—Princesopreoccupied。——TheyreachFrankfurt，Monday，stillingoodtime。
Behold，atFrankfurt，theTrioofVigilance，BuddenbrockandCompany（horribletothinkof！）signify，"ThatwehavetheKing’sexpressordersNottoentertheTownatallwithyourRoyalHighness。We，forourpart，aretogodirectintooneoftheRoyalYachts，whichswingatanchorhere，andtowaitinthesametillhisMajestyhavedoneseeingFrankfurt，andreturntous。"HereisamessageforthepooryoungPrince:Detected，prisoner，andavolcanicMajestynowlikelytobeinfullplaywhenhereturns！——
GiltweathercockontheMaynBridge（whichoneGoetheusedtolookat，inthenextgeneration）——this，andthesteeple—topsofFrankfurt，especiallythatsteeple—topwiththegrinningskullofthemutinousmalefactoronit，warningtomankindwhatmutinyleadsto；this，then，iswhatwearetoseeofFrankfurt；andwithsuchasymphonyasourthoughtsareplayinginthebackground。
UnhappySon，unhappyFather，oncemore！
NayFriedrichWilhelmgotnewlightsinFrankfurt:RittmeisterKattehadanestafettewaitingforhimthere。EstafettewithacertainLetter，whichtheRittmeisterhadpickedupinErlangen，andhasshotacrossbyestafettetowaithisMajestyhere。
Majestyhasreadwithopeneyesandthroat:LetterfromtheCrown—PrincetoLieutenantKatteinBerlin:treasonousFlight—projectnowindisputableasthesunatnoon！——HisMajestysteptonboardtheYachtinsuchhumoraswasneverseenbefore:
"Detestablerebelanddeserter，scandalofscandals——！"——itisconfidentlywritteneverywhere（thoughSeckendorfdiplomaticallykeepssilence），hisMajestyhustledandtussledtheunfortunateCrown—Prince，pokedthehandleofhiscaneintohisfaceandmadethenosebleed，——"NeverdidaBrandenburgfacesufferthelikeofthis！"criedthepoorPrince，driventotheedgeofmadignitionandoneknowsnotwhat:whentheBuddenbrocks，atwhateverperilinterfered；gotthePrincebroughtonboardadifferentYacht；
andtheconflagrationmoderatedforthemoment。TheYachtsgetunderwaytowardsMainzanddowntheRhine—stream。TheYachtsglideswiftlyonthefavoringcurrent，takingadvantageofwhatwindtheremaybe:wereweonceashoreatWeselinourowncountry，——waittillthen，thinkshisMajesty！
AndsoitwasonthesetermsthatFriedrichmadehisfirstacquaintancewiththebeautiesoftheRhine；——readerscanjudgewhetherhewasinatemperveryopentothepicturesque。IknownotthattheypausedatMainz，orrecollectedBarbarossa’sWorld—Tournament，ortheHochheimvineyardsatall:Iseetheyoungman’sYachtdashinginswiftgallop，notwithoutdanger，throughtheGapofBingen；dancingwildlyontheboilingwhirlpoolsofSt。Goar，wellthreadingthecliffs；——theyoungmangloomilyinsensibletodangeroflife，andcharmofthepicturesque。Coblenz（CONFLUENTIA），theMoselleandEhrenbreitstein:Majesty，smokingondeckifhelike，canlookatthesethroughgrimlypacifyingtobacco；buttotheCrown—Princelifeitselfisfallenhaggardandbankrupt。
OveragainstCoblenz，nestledinbetweentheRhineandthefootofEhrenbreitstein，[Pollnitz，MemoirsandLetters，iii。180。]there，perhapsevennow，inhisHuntingLodgeofKerlichyonder，ishisSereneHighnessthefatlittleKurfurstofTrier，oneofthoseAustrianSchonborns（BrothertohimofBamberg）；uponwhomwhyshouldwemakeacall？WearedueatBonn；
thefortunateyoungKurfurstofKoln，richestPluralistintheChurch，expectsusathisResidencethere。FriedrichWilhelmviewsthefineFortressofEhrenbreitstein:——whatwouldyourMajestythinkifthisweretobeyoursinahundredyears；thisandmuchelse，bywayofcompound—interestfortheBerg—and—Julichandotheroutstandingdebts？Courage，yourMajesty！——OnthefatlittleKurfurst，atKerlichhere，wedonotcall:probablyouthunting；
"huntseveryday，"[Busching，Beitrage，
iv。201。]asifitwerehistrade，poorlittlesoul。
AtBonn，wherewedostepashoretolodgewithaleanKurfurst，FriedrichWilhelmstrictlycharges，inmy（Seckendorf’s）hearing，theTrioofVigilancetohaveaneye；toseethattheybringthePrinceonboardagain，"LIVINGORDEAD。"——Nofear，yourMajesty。
Princelistenedwithsilent，almostdefiantpatience，"MITGROSSER
GEDULD。"[Seckendorf（inForster，iii。4）。]AtBonnthePrincecontrivedtoconfidetoSeckendorf，"Thathehadinverytruthmeanttorunaway:hecouldnot，attheagehewascometo，standsuchindignities，actualstrokesasintheCampofRadewitz；——andhewouldhavegonelongsince，haditnotbeenfortheQueenandthePrincesshisSister’ssake。Hecouldnotrepentwhathehaddone:andiftheKingdidnotceasebeatinghiminthatmanner，&c。，hewouldstilldoit。Forlossofhisownlife，suchalifeashishadgrown，hecaredlittle；hischiefmiserywas，thatthoseOfficerswhohadknownofthethingshouldcometomisfortunebyhismeans。IftheKingwouldpardonthesepoorgentlemen，hewouldtellhimeverything。Fortherest，beggedSeckendorftohelphiminthislabyrinth；——nothingcouldeversoobligehimashelpnow；"andmoreofthelikesort。Thesethingshesaid，atBonn，toSeckendorf，thefountainofallhiswoes。
[Ibid。]WhatSeckendorf’sreflectionsonthishissadhandiworknowwere，wedonotknow。Probablyhemadenone，beingastrong—mindedcase—hardenedoldstager；butresolvedtodowhathecouldforthepooryouth。Somewhereonthisroute，atBonnmorelikelythanelsewhere，FriedrichwroteinpencilthreewordstoLieutenantKeithatWesel，andgotittothePost—Office:
"SAUVEZ—VOUS，TOUTESTDECOUVERT（Allisfoundout；——away）！"
[Wilhelmina（i。265）saysitwasaPageoftheOldDessauer’s，acomradeofKeith’s，who，havingknownintime，gavehimwarning。
Certainitis，thisNoteofFriedrich’s，whichtheBooksgenerallyassignascause，couldnothavedoneit（infra，p。275，andtheirrefragabledatethere）。]
ClementAugust，expensiveKurfurstofKoln（ElectorofCologne，aswecallit），whodoesthehospitalitieshereatBonn，inagrandway，with"aboveahundredandfiftychamberlains"foroneitem，——
glanceathim，reader；perhapsweshallmeetthemanagain。HeisyoungerBrotheroftheelegantambitiousKarlAlbert，KurfurstofBavaria，whomwehavetransientlyheardof:sonsbothofthemareofthat"ElectorofBavaria"whohauntsusintheMarlboroughHistories，——whojoinedLouisXIV。intheSuccessionWar，andgothuntedaboutatsucharate，afterBlenheimespecially。HisBoys，prisonersoftheKaiser，werebredupinaconfiscatedstate，assonsofamereprivategentleman；nothingvisiblyaheadofthem，atonetime，butanobscureandextremelylimiteddestinyofthatkind；——thoughnowagain，onFrenchfavor，andtheturnofFortune’sinconstantwheel，theyaremountingveryhigh。
BavariacameallbacktotheoldElectorofBavaria；
evenMarlborough’s"PrincipalityofMINDELHEIM"came。[AtthePeaceofBaden（corollarytoUTRECHT），1714。Electorhadbeen"banned"（GEACHTET，solemnlydrummedout），1706；nothingbutFrenchpaytoliveupon，tillhegotback:died26thFebruary，1726，whenKarlAlbertsucceeded（Michaelis，ii。255）。]AndthepresentKurfurst，whowillnotdothePragmaticSanctionatall，——
KurfurstKarlAlbertofBaiern，ouroldKarlPhilipofMannheim’sgenealogical"Cousin；"——weheardofabstrusecolleaguingsthere，tendenciestobreakthePragmaticSanctionaltogether，andreduceittowastesheepskin！NotimpossibleKarlAlbertwillgohighenough。AndthisClementAugustthecadet，heisKurfurstofKoln；
bygoodelection—tactics，andfavoroftheFrench，hehasmanagedtosucceedanUnclehere:hassucceededatOsnabruckinlikefashion；——pooroldErnstAugustofOsnabruck（towhomweoncesawGeorgeI。gallopingtodie，andwhohimselfsoonafterdied），hissuccessoristhissameClementAugust，theturnforaCATHOLIC
BishopbeingcomeatOsnabruck，andtheFrenchbeingkind。
KurfurstofKoln，BishopofOsnabruck，dittoofPaderbornandMunster，dittonowofHildesheim；richestPluralistoftheChurch。
Goesabouthereinalanguidexpensivemanner；"ingreencoattrimmedwithnarrowsilver—lace，smallbag—wigdonewithFrenchgarniture（SCHLEIFE）infront；andhasredheelstohisshoes。"
Alankyindolentfigure，agenowthirty；"tallandslouchingofperson，longleanface，hook—nose，blackbeard，mouthsomewhatopen。"[Busching（Beitrage，iv。201—204:
fromacertainTravellingTutor’sMS。DIARYof1731；wherealsoisdetailoftheKurfurst’smodeofDining，——elaboratebutdreary，bothmodeanddetail）。HisSchlossisnowtheBonnUniversity。]
Hasaboveonehundredandfiftychamberlains；——and，Idoubtnot，isinexpressiblywearisometoFriedrichWilhelminhisMajesty’spresentmood。Patienceforthemoment，andpolitenessaboveallthings！——TheTrioofVigilancehadnodifficultywithFriedrich；
broughthimonboardsafeagainnextday，andallproceededontheirvoyage；theKurfurstinpersonpolitelyescortingasfarasKoln。
Koln，famedoldCityoftheThreeKings，withitsfamedCathedralwherethosethreegentlemenareburied，heretheKurfurstceasesescorting；andtheflatoldCityisleft，excitingwhatreflectionsitcan。ThearchitecturalDilettantioftheworldgatherhere；St。UrsulaandherElevenThousandVirginswereoncemassacredhere，yourMajesty；anEnglishPrincessshe，itissaid。
"NARREN—POSSEN（Packofnonsense）！"grumblesMajesty。——PleasantDusseldorfismuchmoreinterestingtohisMajesty；thepleasantCapitalofBerg，whichoughttobeours，ifrightcouldbedone；
ifoldPfalzwouldgiveuphiscrotchets；andthebowls，inthebiggameplayingatSevilleandelsewhere，wouldrollfair！
DusseldorfandthatfinePalaceofthePfalzers，whichoughttobemine；——andherenextisKaiserswerth，aplaceofsieges，cannonadings，knowntothoseIknew。’M—NA，fromfathertosonandgrandsonitgoeson，andthereisnoendtotroubleandwar！——
HisMajesty’snextlodgingisatMors；oldgauntCastleintheTownofMors，which（thankstoLeopoldofAnhalt—DessauandtheIronRamrods）isnowhisMajesty’sinspiteoftheDutch。
Therethelodgingis，atanhour’sdrivewestwardfromtheRhine—shore:——wherehisMajestyquittedtheRiver，Idonotknow；
norwhethertheCrown—PrincewenttoMorswithhim，orwaitedinhisYacht；butguessthelatter。HisMajestyintendsforGeldernonthemorrow，onmattersofbusinessthither，fortheTownishis:butwhatwouldthePrince，inthepresentstateofthings，dothere？——AtMors，SeckendorffoundmeanstoaddresshisMajestyprivately，andsnuffledintohimsuggestionsofmercytotherepentantPrince，andtothepoorOfficerswhomhewassoanxiousabout。"Well，ifheWILLconfesseverything，andleaveoffhisquirksandconcealments:butIknowhewon’t！"answeredMajesty。
InthatdilapidatedCastleofMors，——lookatit，reader，thoughinthedark；wemayseeitagain，ortheshadowofit，perhapsbymoonlight。AverygauntoldCastle；nexttonothinglivinginit，sincetheoldDessauer（bystratagem，andwithoutshotfired）
flungouttheDutch，intheTreaty—of—Utrechttime；MorsCastleandTerritorybeingindisputablyours，thoughalwayswithheldfromusonpretexts。[Narrativeofthemarchthither（Nightof7thNovember，1712），anddexteroussurprisaloftheplace，in
LeopoldivonAnhalt—DessauLebenundThaten
（Anonymous，byRANFFT），pp。85—90；——wheretheDespatchoftheastonishedDutchCommandanthimself，totheirHighMightinesses，isgiven。PartoftheOrangeHeritage，thisMors，——camebytheGreatElector’sfirstWife；——buthadhungSUBLITE（thoughtheParchmentswereplainenough）eversinceourKingWilliam’sdeath，andearlier。Neuchatel，acceptedinsteadofORANGE，andnotevenofthevalueofMors，wasanotheritemofthesamelot。
Besideswhich，weshallhearofoldPalacesatLooandotherdilapidatedobjects，incidentallyintimecoming。]
AtGeldern，inthepressureofbusinessnextday，hisMajestygotwordfromWesel，thatLieutenantKeithwasnotnowtobefoundinWesel。"Waslastseenthere（thatwecanhearof）certainhoursbeforeyourMajesty’sAll—graciousOrderarrived。Hadsaddledhisownhorse；cameamblingthroughtheBrunenGate，’goingouttohavearide，’hesaid；anddidnotreturn。"——"Keithgone，scandalousKeith，whomIpardonedonlyfewweeksago；hetooisinthePlot！WilltheveryArmybreakitsoath，then？"HisMajestyburstsintofireandflame，atthesenewtidings；ordersthatColonelDumoulin（ourexpertestrogue—tracer）goinstantlyonthescentofKeith，andfollowhimtillfoundandcaught。Also，ontheotherhand，thattheCrown—Princebeconstitutedprisoner；
saildowntoWesel，prisonerinhisYacht，andawaitupontheRhinetherehisMajesty’sarrival。Formidableomens，itisthought。
HisMajesty，allbusinessdoneinGeldern，drivesacrosstoWesel；
canseeFritz’sYachtwaitingdulyintheRiver，andblackCarehoveringoverher。Itisontheeveningofthe12thofAugust，1730。AndsohisMajestyendsthismemorableTourintotheReich；
buthasnotyetendedthegloomymiseries，forhimselfandothers，whichplentifullysprungoutofthat。
ChapterVII。
CATASTROPHE，ANDMAJESTY，ARRIVEINBERLIN。
AtBerlindarkrumorsofthisintendedflight，andactualArrestoftheCrown—Prince，areagitatingalltheworld；especiallyLieutenantKatte，andtheQueenandWilhelmina，aswemaysuppose。
ThefirstnewsofitcametragicallyontheyoungPrincess。
[ApparentlysomerumorFROMFRANKFURT，whichsheconfusesinherafter—memorywiththespecificnewsFROMWESEL；forherdateshere，asusual，areallawry（Wilhelmina，i。246；Preuss，i。42，iv。473；Seckendorf，inForster，iii。6）。]
"MammahadgivenaballinhonorofPapa’sBirthday，"——Tuesday，15thAugust，1730；——andwewerealldancinginthefinesaloonsofMonbijou，withprettyintervalsinthecoolboscagesandorangeriesoftheplace:allofusashappyascouldbe；
Wilhelmina，inparticular，dancingatanunusualrate。
"Werecommencedtheballaftersupper。ForsixyearsIhadnotdancedbefore；itwasnewfruit，andItookmyfillofit，withoutheedingmuchwhatwaspassing。MadameBulow，whowithothersofthemhadwornlongfacesallnight，pleading’illness’whenonenoticedit，saidtomeseveraltimes:’Itislate，Iwishyouhaddone，’——’EH，MONDIEU！’Ianswered，’letmehaveenoughofdancingthisonenewtime；itmaybelongbeforeitcomesagain。’——
’Thatmaywellbe！’saidshe。Ipaidnoregard，butcontinuedtodivertmyself。Shereturnedtothechargehalfanhourafter:
’Willyouend，then！’saidshewithavexedair:（youaresoengaged，youhaveeyesfornothing。’——’Youareinsuchahumor，’
Ireplied，’thatIknownotwhattomakeofit。’——’LookattheQueen，then，Madam；andyouwillceasetoreproachme！’AglancewhichIgavethatwayfilledmewithterror。TheresattheQueen，palerthandeath，inacorneroftheroom，inlowconferencewithSonsfeldandCountessFinkenstein。AsmyBrotherwasmostinmyanxieties，Iasked，Ifitconcernedhim？Bulowshruggedhershoulders，answering，’Idon’tknowatall！’Amomentafter，theQueengaveGood—night；andgotintohercarriagewithme，——
speakingnowordallthewaytotheSchloss；sothatIthoughtmyBrothermustbedead，andImyselftookviolentpalpitations，andSonsfeld，contrarytoorders，hadatlasttotellmeinthecourseofthenight。"PoorWilhelmina，andpoorMotherofWilhelmina！
Thefact，ofArrest，andunknownmischieftothePrince，istakenforcertain；butwhatmaybetheissuesofit；whobesidesthePrincehavebeeninvolvedinit，especiallywhowillbefoundtohavebeeninvolved，ismatterofdireguesstothethreewhoaremostinterestedhere。LieutenantKattefindsheoughttodisposeofthePrince’seffectswhichwereintrustedtohim；ofthethousandgoldThalersinparticular，and，beyondandbeforeall，ofthelockedWriting—desk，inwhichliesthePrince’scorrespondence，theveryQueenandPrincesslikelytobeconcernedinit！Kattedespatchesthesetwoobjects，theMoneyandthelittleDesk，inallsecrecy，toMadamFinkenstein，astothesuresthand，withashortNoteshadowingoutwhathethinkstheyare:CountessFinkenstein，oldGeneralvonFinkenstein’sWife，andasecondmothertothePrince，she，likeherHusband，aswornpartisanofthePrinceandhisMother，shalldowiththesepreciousandterribleobjectswhat，toherownwisejudgment，seemsbest。
MadamFinkensteincarriesthematonce，indeepsilence，totheQueen。HugedismayonthepartoftheQueenandPrincess。
TheyknowtoowellwhatLettersmaybethere:andthereisasealontheDesk，andnokeytoit；neithermustit，intimecoming，seemtohavebeenopened，evenifwecouldnowopenit。
Adesperatepinch，anditmustbesolved。FemalewitandWilhelminadidsolveit，bysomepre—eminentlyacutedeviceoftheirdespair；[Wilhelmina，i。253—257。]andcontrivedtogettheLettersout:hundredsofLetters，enoughtobeourdeathifread，saysWilhelmina。TheseLetterstheyburnt；andsettowritingfastasthepenwouldgo，otherlettersintheirstead。FancythemoodofthesetwoRoyalWomen，andtheblackwhirlwindtheywerein。Wilhelmina’sdespatchwasincredible；penwentatthegallopnightandday:newletters，ofolddatesandofnomeaning，aregotintotheDeskagain；theDeskclosed，withoutmarkofinjury，andshovedasidewhileitisyettime。——Timepresses；hisMajestytoo，andtheevents，goatgallop。HereisaLetterfromhisMajesty，toatrustyMistressoftheRobes，orwhateversheis；
which，letitarrivethroughwhatsofteningmediaitlikes，willcompletethepoorQueen’sdespair:——
"MYDEARFRAUVONKAMECKE，——Fritzhasattemptedtodesert。Ihavebeenunderthenecessitytohavehimarrested。IrequestyoutotellmyWifeofitinsomegoodway，thatthenewsmaynotterrifyher。AndpityanunhappyFather。
"FRIEDRICHWILHELM。"
[Nodate:"ARRIVED"（fromWesel，weconclude），Sunday，"20thAugust，"atthePalaceofBerlin（Preuss，i。42）。]
ThesamepostbroughtanordertotheColoneloftheGerns—d’ArmestoputthatLieutenantKatteofhisundercloseconfinement:——wehopethethoughtlessyoungfellowhasalreadygotoutoftheway？
Heisgettinghissaddlealtered:fettlingaboutthisandthat；
doesnotconsiderwhatdangerheisin。ThissameSunday，hisMajormethimonthestreetofBerlin；said，inasignificanttone，"YoustillHERE，Katte！"——"Igothisnight，"answeredKatte；
butheagainputitoff，didnotgothisnight；andtheorderforhisarrestdidcomein。Onthemorrowmorning，ColonelPannewitz，hopingnowhewasnotthere，wentwiththerhadamanthineorder；
andfindingtheunluckyfellow，wasobligedtoexecuteit。
Katteliesinward，awaitingwhatmaybepreparedforhim。
FriedrichWilhelmatWeselhashadroughpassageswiththePrinceandothers。OntheSaturdayevening，12thAugust1730，[Preuss，iv。473；Seckendorf（Forster，iii。6）says13th，butWRONG。]hisMajestyhadtheCulpritbroughtonshore，totheCommandant’sHouse，foraninterview。Culpritprovinglessremorsefulthanwasexpected，andevidentlynotconfessingeverything，aloudterriblesceneensued；whichFriedrichWilhelm，theunhappyFather，windedupbydrawinghisswordtoruntheunnaturalSonthroughthebody。
OldGeneralMosel，CommandantofWesel，sprangbetweenthem，"Sire，cutmetodeath，butspareyourSon！"andtheswordwasgotbacktoitsscabbard；andthePrincelodgedinaseparateroom，twosentrieswithfixedbayonetskeepingwatchoverhim。FriedrichWilhelmdidnotseehisfaceagainfortwelvemonthstocome，——
"twelvemonthsandthreedays。"
MilitarygentlemenofduegrimnessinterrogatedthePrincenextevening，[Seckendorf（inForster，iii。5）。]fromaPaperdrawnupbyhisMajestyintheinterim。Princeconfesseslittle:DiddesigntogetacrosstheRhinetoLandau；thencetoStrasburg，Paris，inthestrictestincognito；intendedtovolunteerthere，thoughthemighttakeFrenchservice，profoundlyincognito，andsignalizehimselfintheItalianWar（justexpectedtobreakout），whichmighthaverecoveredhimsomefavorfromhisMajesty:doesnottellclearlywherehismoneycamefrom；shyextremelyofelucidatingKatteandKeith；——infact，asweperceive，strugglesagainstmendacity，butwillnottellthewholetruth。"Lethimlieinward，then；andtakewhatdoomtheLawshaveappointedforthelikeofhim！"DivineLaws，aretheynot？Well，yes，yourMajesty，divineandhuman；——orarethereperhapsnolawsbutthehumansort，completelyexplicitinthiscase？"HeismyColonelatleast，"thinksFriedrichWilhelm，"andtriedtodesertandmakeothersdesert。IfarebelliousCrown—Prince，breakinghisFather’sheart，findthelawsstillinarticulate；adesertingColonelofthePotsdamRegimentfindsthemspeakplainenough。Lethimtaketheanswertheygivehim？"
Dumoulin，inthemeanwhile，canmakenothingofKeith，therunawayLieutenant。Dumoulin，withhissagaciousorgan，sooncameuponthescentofKeith；andhasdiscoveredthesethingsabouthim:Oneevening，aweekbeforehisMajestyarrived，Sundayevening，6thAugust，1730，[RELATIOEXACTIS:inPreuss，iv。473。]
LieutenantKeith，doubtlesssmellingsomething，saddledhishorseasabovementioned，decidedtohavearideinthecountrythisfineevening，andissuedoutattheBrunenGateofWesel。HeisontherightbankoftheRhine；pleasantyellowfieldsonthishandandthat。Heamblesslowly，foraspace；thengraduallyawakensintospeed，intofullspeed；arrives，withinacoupleofhours，atDingden，aVillageintheMunsterTerritory，safeoverthePrussianBorder，bytheshortestline:andfromDingdenridesatmoreleisure，butwithoutlosingtime，intotheDutchOverysselregion，straighttowardstheHague。HemustbeintheHague？saidDumoulintotheOfficialpersons，onarrivingthere，——toMeinertshagenthePrussianAmbassadorthere，[Seckendorf（Forster，iii。7）。]andtoKeppel，DutchOfficialgentlemanwhowasonceAmbassadoratBerlin。PrussianAmbassadorapplies，andagainapplies，inthehighestquarters；butwefeartheyareslack。
Dumoulindiscoversthatthemanwascertainlyhere；Keppelreadilyadmits，HehadKeithtodinnerafewdaysago:butwhereKeithnowis，Keppelcannotformtheleastguess。
DumoulinsuspectsheiswithLordChesterfield，theEnglishAmbassadorhere。Alightwasseen，foranightortwo，inoneofthegarret—roomsofLordChesterfield’shouse，——probablyKeithreading？——butKeithisnottobeheardof，oninquirythere；
andtheverylighthasnowgoneout。TheColonelatleast，"
distinguishedEnglishLordisgonetoEnglandinthesedays；
buthisGermanSecretaryisnotgone:theHouseisinviolable，impregnabletoPrussia。Whoknows，inspiteofthelightgoingout，butKeithisstillthere，merelywithawindowshuttertoscreenhim？Onemorning，itbecomesapparentKeithisnotthere。
Onemorning，agentlemanattheseasideisadmiringDutchfishing—skiffs，andhowtheydosail，"Pooh，Sir，thatisnothing。！"answersamaninmultiplexbreeches:"theothernightI
wentacrosstoEnglandinone，withanExcellency’sMessengerwhocouldnotwait！"——Truthis，theChesterfieldSecretary，whoforbadelights，tookthefirstgoodnightforconveyingKeithtoScheveningenandtheseaside；whereaFisher—boatwasprovidedforhim；whichcarriedhim，frailcraftasitwas，safeacrosstoEngland。Oncethere，theAuthoritiestookpityonthepoorfellow；——furnishedthemodicumofcashandhelp；senthimwithAdmiralNorristoassistthePortuguese，menacedwithSpanishwaratthistime；amongwhomhegraduallyrosetobeMajorofHorse。
FriedrichWilhelmcitedhimbytapofdrumthreetimesinWesel，andalsointheGazettes，nativeandDutch；then，ashedidnotcome，nailedanEffigyofhim（cutinfour，ifIremember）onthegallowsthere；andconfiscatedanypropertyhehad。Keithhadmorepedigreethanproperty；wasofPoberowinPommern；sonofpoorgentlefolksthere。HesentnowordofhimselftoPrussia，forthenexttenyears；sothathehadbecomeakindofmythtomanypeople；tohispoorMotheramongtherest，whohashertragicalsurmisesabouthim。Hewillappearagain；butnottomuchpurpose。