But he did not go to Konigsberg, as was supposed; and if Trenck really had the intention of murdering him during his sojourn there, it was rendered impossible by the change in the king's plans.

Frederick made a tour in his Rhine provinces.

At Cleves he dismissed his followers, and they returned to Berlin.
The king declared he needed rest, and wished to pass a few days in undisturbed quiet at the castle of Moyland.
No one accompanied him but Colonel Balby, his intimate friend, and his cabinet-hussar, Deesen.

The king was in an uncommonly good humor, and his eyes sparkled with delight.

After a short rest in his chamber, he desired to see Colonel Balby.
To his great astonishment, the colonel found him searching through a trunk, which contained a few articles of clothing little calculated to arrest the attention of a king.
"Balby," said the king, solemnly, but with a roguish sparkle of the eye, "I wish to present you this plain brown suit.