Carlyle's "History of Friedrich II of Prussia" BOOK VIII.
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one of these, that we direct the attention of all readers.
Friday, 23d, there was again Ball and Royal Evening Party--"Grand
Apartment" so called. Immense Ball, "seven hundred couples, all
people of condition:" there were "Four Quadrilles," or dancing
places in the big sea of quality-figures; each at its due distance
in the grand suite of rooms: Wilhelmina presides in Quadrille
NUMBER ONE; place assigned her was in the room called
Picture-Gallery; Queen and all the Principalities were with
Wilhelmina, she is to lead off their quadrille, and take charge of
it. Which she did, with her accustomed fire and elasticity;--and
was circling there, on the light fantastic toe, time six in the
evening, when Grumkow, whom she had been dunning for his bargain
about Friedrich the day before, came up:--

"I liked dancing," says she, "and was taking advantage of my
chances. Grumkow came up, and interrupted me in the middle of a
minuet: 'EH, MON DIEU MADAME!' said Grumkow, 'you seem to have got
bit by the tarantula! Don't you see those strangers who have just
come in?' I stopt short; and looking all round, I noticed at last
a young man dressed in gray, whom I did not know. 'Go, then,
embrace the Priuce-Royal; there he is before you!' said Grumkow.
All the blood in my body went topsy-turvy for joy. 'O Heaven, my
Brother?' cried I: 'But I don't see him; where is he? In God's
name, let me see him!' Grumkow led me to the young man in gray.
Coming near, I recognized him, though with difficulty: he had
grown amazingly stouter (PRODIGIEUSEMENT ENGRAISSE), shortened
about the neck; his face too had much changed, and was no longer
so beautiful as it had been. I sprang upon him with open arms
(SAUTAI AU COU); I was in such a state, I could speak nothing but
broken exclamations: I wept, I laughed, like one gone delirious.
In my life I have never felt so lively a joy.

"The first sane step was to throw myself at the feet of the King:
King said, 'Are you content with me? You see I have kept my word!'
I took my Brother by the hand; and entreated the King to restore
him his friendship. This scene was so touching, it drew tears from