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"'Unser Ritter ist im klee gefallen the chevalier has fallen among clover, said the Emperor with a smile 'he has great luck he finds cousins every where. "'And in this instance, I replied, 'I might venture to challenge the envy even of your Majesty. "'Well said, chevalier! and now let us attend to the second act of the opera.
Klee remained unmoved by all the entreaties of the good monks until one of them showed him some silver spoons. Klee began to waver; some one brought out a gilt cup; Klee fell, and left the good monks with their books, just carrying off the trifling tokens they had given him as souvenirs. A little kindness goes a long way. In St. Thomas's there is also a painting ascribed to Rubens over the altar.
Several historic figures appear on the scene: Tilly, Waldstein, Königsmark the Swedish General, and his chaplain, Dr. Klee. Mention is also made of some Britons, among them one with the homely name of Brown, an honest soldier who lies buried here in Prague. A tale of a supernatural event. A further talk of the river and about excursions. Finally, an attempt at an epilogue.
Thomas's Church, or perhaps the other way about, and the monks had a fine library. When the Swedes, quite uninvited, called at Prague and occupied the Mala Strana in 1648, their commander, Königsmark, sent his chaplain, Master John Klee, to pick up the library of St. Thomas's: the Swedes were great collectors of books.
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