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How leniently he deals with these people of
rank. Imagine what he would have said had that
incident occurred in England. He would not have
referred to that prince as "proud." He would
have combed the dictionary to find adjectives to
convey his scorn.

Came up to Berlin Jan. 12, to lecture on the isth, in-
tending to go back to Ilsenborg and stay two months.

Went to our cousins' (Frau and General von Yersen)
ball after the lecture; we all came home at 2 A.M. and I
have been in bed ever since—three weeks—with conges-
tion of the lungs and influenza.

When I had been in bed eleven days Frau von Versen
came, Jan. 24, and brought a note, inviting me on the part
of the Emperor to come to the Palace at 11:30 A.M. and
witness the consecration of some flags. I wrote my thanks
and regret. Frau von V. came in again that day or the
next and said that the Emperor had commanded her to
prepare dinner for him and me in her house—the date of
the dinner to be the day that I should be well enough.

A day or two ago Jean was overheard to say—after
some talk about this approaching event—"I wish I could
be in Papa's clothes"—pause and reflection—"but it
wouldn't be any use, I reckon the Emperor wouldn't

Tasteless slovenliness and ugliness of German papers—
even worse than French. French books are marvels of
taste and fine workmanship—proving that they have
printers there; whereas, if one saw only the papers he
would think they hadn't even apprentices. How clear and
clean and beautiful a London or New York paper looks
beside the German and French papers.

I am reconciled to our display heads now. They tell me

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