He has partly recovered consciousness, and at any rate recognizes his daughter, who has divided her time between his bedside and her mother's.

The latter has fallen into a deep sleep of exhaustion; but will, I doubt not, recover.

The girl came down into the hall when the king called.

She bore herself well, they tell me, and would have retained her composure, had it not been for the king himself.

She came down the grand staircase, with four of her maids behind her--for a notice had been sent, half an hour before of his coming--prepared, no doubt, to meet a stiff and haughty king; but though Frederick can be every inch a king, when he chooses, there is, as you know, no kinder-hearted man alive.
"He went forward bare-headed to meet her and, as she stopped and curtsied low, he took her two hands and said: "'My poor child, I am sorry, more sorry than I can tell you, for what has happened; and hope with all my heart that your father, whom all respect and honour, will not be taken from you.