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In which he had not the least success, says Voltaire; but got "two women on his ears instead of one." It was not to be Stanislaus's mistress; nor a TITULAR one at all, but a real, that Madame was fated in this dull happy place! Idle readers know the story only too well; concerning which, admit this other Fraction and no more:
A couple of quiet-looking Merchants arrive in Warsaw, one of whom is Stanislaus in person. Newspapers say he is in the French Fleet of War, which is sailing minatory towards these Coasts: and there is in truth a Gentleman in Stanislaus's clothes on board there; to make the Newspapers believe.
And shall we not respect laws which thus bestow on us, and ensure to us, the fruits of our labors and the favor of Heaven!" The good sense and truth of this answer were manifested in the event. The royal Stanislaus's beneficent spirit moved in unison with that of Sobieski, and a constitution was given to Poland to place her in the first rank of free nations.
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