Auersperg might have medieval notions of caste, but he was certain to have modern ideas of luxury.
He worked hard through all the rest of the day.

What a lucky thing it was that he had always liked horses, and had spent that year on the western ranch of his uncle! Horses were the same everywhere, and as far as he could see they responded as readily to kind treatment in Europe as in America.

The same friendly disposition that won him the favor of people was now winning him the favor of animals, and Walther, who had spent fifty years in the stables, complimented him on his soothing touch.

John saw that he had made a new friend, and he meant to use him as a source of information.
He soon learned that Prince Karl would not stay long at Zillenstein.

He had come there, partly, to meet several great officers of Austria and confer with them.