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Updated: June 25, 2025
"And you will have no compassion? You will not see what I suffer? Ludovicka, look! Look in my eyes, they wept out last night the pains of a whole life see what I suffer! Ludovicka, on my knees I beseech you, if you really love me, then have pity upon me for the sake of my agony forgive me what you suffer!"
I must forsake you, but God alone, who has witnessed my tortures this past night, knows what I suffer. My father is solitary, my fatherland calls to me, and the first thing that I sacrifice on its altar is my love for you. I can not marry you, Ludovicka, and God forbid that I should accept your love without marriage!" "Words, nothing but words!" cried she indignantly.
Take care, take care, Electoral Prince Frederick William, that you share not the fate of Don Carlos, and that your father punish you not as King Philip did his son!" The Princess Ludovicka Hollandine walked restlessly to and fro in her apartment.
Kill me then!" "You do not recall them?" shrieked the Prince. "You maintain all to be truth that you have said of the order of the Media Nocte? You knew already before I told you that the Princess Ludovicka Hollandine belongs to it?" "I knew it, Prince, indeed, I knew it!"
But, excuse me, I am misusing your indulgence, Princess. I am holding forth to you a long-winded political harangue, forgetting entirely how you hate politics, what a heinous crime I am committing, and that I weary you." "You do not weary me at all," replied Ludovicka quickly. "On the contrary, you interest me greatly. Only go on. I am listening attentively.
And now, adored Princess and exalted Electress of the future, permit your most faithful and devoted servant ere he depart once more to press your beloved hand to his lips, and to tell you how inexpressibly happy and, alas! how inexpressibly wretched it makes him that he can and must assist in marrying the Princess Ludovicka to the Electoral Prince."
We have fortunately our secret agents everywhere, as well here as at the courts of Berlin and Königsberg, and we therefore know that both Count Schwarzenberg and the Elector have sent their messengers here to induce the Electoral Prince to a speedy departure, and to threaten him with his father's wrath in case he should allow himself to marry the Princess Ludovicka Hollandine."
Ludovicka, I here offer you my hand. Do you accept it? Will you be my wife?" With a countenance irradiated by energy, pride, and love he held out his hand to her, and smilingly she laid her own small hand in his. "Yes," she said, "I will be your wife. With pride and joy I accept your beloved hand, and swear that I love you, and will honor and obey you as my lord and my beloved!"
We have been informed that the Princess Ludovicka Hollandine is a very lively, merry young lady, and that she is by no means disinclined to become our daughter-in-law." "But, my husband," pleaded the Electress in an undertone, "you would not speak of such confidential matters in the presence of our court, and "
"Rise, count, rise and speak," said Ludovicka, in commanding tones, and with the full dignity of a Princess. Count d'Entragues again resumed his seat upon the divan. "Your highness commands now that I explain how I could have dared to come here?" "I confess that I am very anxious to hear this explanation."
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