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Bonnier continued: "The lady told me a very pretty little story, the particulars of which I shall not relate to you. In short, Thugut had attacked her innocence and her honor her innocence and her honor, do not forget that! and she wanted to revenge herself upon him. She asked me to lend her my assistance for this purpose. I feigned to believe every thing she told me, and promised to protect her."
"The empress will negotiate for peace," said the king to himself, "but the emperor desires to win laurels in the war, and will try to cut off the negotiations of his mother by a coup de main. One must be on his guard!" Just then the door opened and Herzberg returned. "You perceive I expected you, Baron von Thugut," said the king, "and I ordered here my minister of state, Herr von Herzberg.
Thugut only perused what he believed to be worth the trouble of being read, and to the remainder he paid no attention whatever. The young Baroness Fanny von Arnstein had just finished her morning toilet and stepped from her dressing-room into her boudoir, in order to take her chocolate there, solitary and alone as ever.
"But this does not fulfil Victoria's prayer," said the count, anxiously. "I am able to attend to these matters, but Victoria also wants to give you a proof of her friendship." "Well, I ask her to prepare a little joke for me and you," replied Thugut. "Count Lehrbach will move early to-morrow morning with his whole furniture into the chancery of state.
But General Bernadotte persisted in his refusal and replied peremptorily, 'No, the banner remains!" "Proceed, proceed!" exclaimed Thugut, impatiently. "That is all I know, but I shall hasten to collect further news, and then return to your excellency." Hubschle disappeared through the secret door, and Thugut replaced the painting before it. "The banner remains!" he exclaimed, laughing scornfully.
"And Moreau has already crossed the Inn and is now advancing upon Vienna," said Count Lehrbach, with a sneer. "You have made some terrible mistakes in your hopes of victory, minister." "Yes, indeed, you have made some terrible mistakes, my dear little baron," said Count Saurau, laying particular stress on the last words. Thugut fixed a laughing look on him.
Should Frederick unhappily defeat us, not only Germany, but all Europe will cry out against the greed and injustice of ambitious Austria." "I do not wish to expose myself to this contingency," replied the empress. "I must have peace with God, the world, and my conscience, and you must come to my assistance, Thugut." An ironical smile played over Thugut's face.
As a satisfaction for this attack, provoked by his own insolence, he demanded the immediate dismissal of the Austrian Minister, Baron Thugut, and threatened, in case of refusal, to leave Vienna, which he did on the next day.
"You know assuredly that the Empress Theresia has fully recovered from her confinement, and that she has held levees for a whole week already." "As if I had not been the first to obtain an audience and to kiss her hand!" exclaimed Thugut, shrugging his shoulders.
"My dear count, will you permit the chief of police to come here and report to yourself?" asked Thugut. "I pray you to give him this permission," replied the count, approaching his colleague. Germain hastened back to the policemen in the anteroom. "And what are we ?" asked Mr. Wenzel, timidly. "You will wait!" thundered the minister.
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