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were, however, destined to give way
before the irresistible feeling inspir-
ed by the Prince when they again
met. The three years which had
passed since the princes were last in
England had greatly improved their
personal appearance. Tall and man
ly as they both were, Prince Albert
was eminently handsome. But there
was also in his countenance a gentle
ness of expression and peculiar sweet
ness in his smile, with a look of deep
thought and high intelligence in his
clear blue eyes and expansive fore
head, that added a charm to the i'm
preston he produced in all who saw
him, far beyond that derived from
mere beauty or regularity Of features.
The Queen was most favorably I'M
pressed. On the second day after
their arrival she wrote to her uncle ::
"Albert's beauty is most striking,
and he is most amiable and unaffect-
ed-in short, very fascinating" The
nuestion WAS soon settled The Prince
arrived at Windsor Castle Oil the
10th of October; on tie 18th the
Queen informed Lord Melbourne Of
her decision. To Baron Stockmar,
her uncle's lifelong friend and con-
fidential counselor, to whom she had
recently and strongly expressed her
resolution not to marry for some
time, she wrote with a native embar-
rassment
WINDSOR CASTLE. Oct. Is, 1889.
81 do feel SO guilty, I know not
how to begin my letter ;>but I think
the news 1T contains will be sufficient
to insure your forgiveness. Albert
has completely won my heart, and
all was settled between US this morn
ing. l feel certain he will make me
very happy. I wish I could say l
felt as certain of my making him
harry, but shall do my best. I'm
Gle Leopold must tell you all about
the details, which I have not time to
do. Albert is very much attached to
you"
The next day Prince Albert wrote
to give Baron Stockmar what he
knew would be "the most welcome
news possible" He added:
Victoria is so good and kind to
me that I am often puzzled to believe
that I should be the object of so
much affection. I know the interest
you take in my happiness, and there
fore pour out my heart to you. More
or seriously I cannot write; l am at
this moment too much bewildered to
do 90.
"'D Das Auge sieht den Himmel often,
Es schwelgt das Herr in Seligkeit.
(Heaven opens on the ravished eye,
The heart is all entranced i'll bliss.)
While offering to the Prince his
hearty congratulations on the happy
event, Sto,kmar coupled them with
earnest counsels as to the course
which must be pursued in laying the
foundations Of his future happiness,
and in fulfilling worlhily the duties
of his high position. To this the
Prince replied in strain of lofty as
piration, and with deep sense Of
the great part he was to play in his
new career, which evinced true no.
IL os eharsSter ss .-ae
for the future. Neither the happi
ness of love-a happiness in his CAS-
made more intense by the singula
purity and unselfshness Of his owl
nature, on which the devotion shown
him seems to have come with be
wildering strangeness-nor the bril-
liancy Of the position into which thi
love had raised him, blinded him fol
a moment to its sterner features
Treu und fest" (True and firm wa!
the motto of his house, and he wa;
prepared to grapple with difficulties
and face opposition with manly
heart. With the exception Of my
relations to the Queen" he wrote tc
his step-mother, my future position
will have it's dark side, and the sky
will not always be blue and uncloud-
ed. But life has its thorns in every
position, aud the consciousness OF
having used ones powers and en-
deavors for an object SO great as that
Of promoting the welfare of so many
will surely be sufficient to support
me-"
The announcement of the betroth-
al caused great rejoicings in England
and among the Princes own people.
But when the question of the annui-
ty to be settled upon him on his mar
riage came before Parliament there
was squabble which mus, nave been
very disagreeable to him and to
the Queen. The cabinet proposed
100000 year, the same that had
been granted to Prince Leopold on
his marriage with the Princess Char
lotte; but after an acrimonious de-
bate this sum was reduced to $780,
000 Tho prinoa tool. it in manly