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In Which We Meet an Old Acquaintance

           

           HewasbecomingverysweetupontheGrafinnFannydeButterbrod,averygentletender-heartedandunassumingyoungcreature,aCanonessandCountessinherownright,butwithscarcelytenpoundsperyeartoherfortune,andFannyforherpartdeclaredthattobeAmelia’ssisterwasthegreatestdelightthatHeavencouldbestowonher,andJosmighthaveputaCountess’sshieldandcoronetbythesideofhisownarmsonhiscarriageandforks;whenwheneventsoccurred,andthosegrandfetesgivenuponthemarriageoftheHereditaryPrinceofPumpernickelwiththelovelyPrincessAmeliaofHumbourg-Schlippenschloppentookplace.

           AtthisfestivalthemagnificencedisplayedwassuchashadnotbeenknowninthelittleGermanplacesincethedaysoftheprodigalVictorXIV.AlltheneighbouringPrinces,Princesses,andGrandeeswereinvitedtothefeast.BedsrosetohalfacrownpernightinPumpernickel,andtheArmywasexhaustedinprovidingguardsofhonourfortheHighnesses,Serenities,andExcellencieswhoarrivedfromallquarters.ThePrincesswasmarriedbyproxy,atherfather’sresidence,bytheCountdeSchlusselback.Snuff-boxesweregivenawayinprofusion(aswelearnedfromtheCourtjeweller,whosoldandafterwardsboughtthemagain),andbushelsoftheOrderofSaintMichaelofPumpernickelweresenttothenoblesoftheCourt,whilehampersofthecordonsanddecorationsoftheWheelofSt.CatherineofSchlippenschloppenwerebroughttoours.TheFrenchenvoygotboth.

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