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proved vain and futile. At the close
Of the first week the grand duchess
seemed composed and quiet; a. I'll,
close of the third she wept openly; 4,
the close Of tn. fourth she took the
heroic resolution to sacrifice her love
and perhaps her life, to the cruelty OF
her father at the close of the fifth she
was so i'll that her physicians grew
alarmed at the state of her health at
the close of the sixth she might have
died but for the assurance of the en-
pror that she should marry the Duke
Of Leuchtenberg.
While his lady-love was being ex-
posed To such terrible trials, the Duke
of Leuchtenberg could not fail pcrceiv
ing that. for some reason unknown to
him. he had lost the grace of the en-
perOr. He did not dare To make any
inquiries which might have informed
hum of the cause, but made up his
mind 10 return forthwith to Munich.
instead of submitting TO the whim of
an autOcrat whom he owed no alleni-
ancc. lie was just Oh the point of
executing his plan. and had already
fixed upon day for his departure.
when one afternoon an officer of the
cmpcror's staff appeared in his room
and ordered him u report at once to
the emperor.
IL was not without serious misgiv-
Iugs and apprehensIons that the vonng
duke ohe;cd this order, which, under
tAc circumstances, seemed to torb0dc
II! 10 him. But it was too late now ID
avoid tie storm, after having neglected
10 profit BY The first indications Of lts
approach.
W hen hc entered the private cabinet
Of the car, Nicholas was ,tandin1 BE-
fore the marble table. upon which
books, papers, and charts were spread
out IN the greatest disorder. The en-
peror looked pale, and his eve wa,
N.I,cd aS though a tear was only held
back hy the force of his iron will. But
his c"untcnance showed rs much firm
ness and energy as ever before.
Colonel, said the emperor, iixin,
ms penetrating eye upon the frank
countenancc Of the Young duke. ..you
are one Of the handsomcst officer, in
Europe. | have also been toll-and
undoubtedly justly ly-that your mind i,
cultivated and refined, that YOU are Il
cnnnoI~scur OF arts and literature. An
"imIrrr oI science. ani that ynur
character bears striking resemblance.
u that Of Your noble father ana your
lliu>trIOn> grandmother, who. ,ou wiII
remember, had 40 more devoted
admIrer IN Europe than n,y own
brother, thc late ( Zar Alexander. IhIS
y "hat have been told, and, 50 far as
Aavt had an opportunity to observe
1u, | am satisfied that | have been
correctly informed. Now. sir. will
Nou be sincere enough to tell me, with
out any reserve, whether you know my
daughter, the Grand Duchess Maria.
and what do you think Of her.
The Young duke was struck with
astonIsAment at this question, pro-
pounded 70 hun 50 directly and abruut-
iv. lie had seen the princess several
times he had even spoken to her once
or twice, and could Rot help admirlns
her beauty aud loycincss. But the
idea had never even crossed his mind
that the grand duchess. who was
known 10 be the fay oritc daughter of
tue ear, could ever be the aiIn of his
aspirations.
the Grand Duchess Maria. Sire =
tic exclaimed. after some hesitation
while a deep blush mantled ms branti.
iul features. AIN afraid your eve
would anniAilate me II shnpsl t,lI
YOU what | think Of her; aII ~,
would die with 10Y il Your maicst,
would permit me to rive rxpfe,,lon /,
my admiration lOt the .ran,l duchess.
That v, to sly Won loyc nv lun sh.
tcr. duke :. said the emperor. while 4
kind anl benevolent smile irra,Ilatrl
iA, features. Ana be hcld opt rnr
same naud from which the duk, hal
expected To receive decree Of exile
~ N'.I 't@lblltHici Young tlIu, ann Uc-
.irerci To him i commission, appoint
ins Joseph Eugene Beauharn1is. Duke
of Lcuchtcnbrrg, Adiutant-(icntralo of
the Emperor. CJmmander-in Chief OF
the Mounted Guards. General Of CAY.
airy. Director of the Mliilay, Arad,.
my, President of the Academy or Ans
and Member Of the Academy of Sci
ence At st. Petersburg. Moscow. Ka,
an. &C., dc. At the same time = de-
cree OF the ear conferred un,n HIM
the title OF Imperial lIighness. and
an annual revenue of three million
rublcs.
Now, duke said Nicholas. after the
short pause during which The Young
man had as in a dream. glanced over
the paper, are YOU now willing 10
the King Of Bavaria, TO remain with
~ a'iu " become thc husband Of the
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