They tried to despise it more than they disliked it, called their female foes Amazons, and their male by a less complimentary title, and so waited for the patriotic epidemic to pass.
A certain Captain Weisspriess, of the regiment named after a sagacious monarch whose crown was the sole flourishing blossom of diplomacy, particularly distinguished himself by insisting that a lady should remember him in public places.

He was famous for skill with his weapons.
He waltzed admirably; erect as under his Field-Marshal's eye.

In the language of his brother officers, he was successful; that is, even as God Mars when Bellona does not rage.

Captain Weisspriess (Johann Nepomuk, Freiherr von Scheppenhausen) resembled in appearance one in the Imperial Royal service, a gambling General of Division, for whom Fame had not yet blown her blast.

Rumour declared that they might be relatives; a little-scrupulous society did not hesitate to mention how.