He said to the King of Poland, 'She is very beautiful, it must be owned;'-- but at the same instant turned his eyes away from her; and left the room, and the ridotto altogether without delay; went home, and shut himself in his room.

He then sent for Herr von Grumkow, and bitterly complained that the King of Poland wanted to tempt him.

Herr von Grumkow, who was neither so chaste nor so conscientious as the King, was for making a jest of the matter; but the King took a very serious tone; and commanded him to tell the King of Poland in his name, 'That he begged him very much not to expose him again to accidents of that nature, unless he wished to have him quit Dresden at once.' Herr von Grumkow did his message.

The King of Poland laughed heartily at it; went straight to Friedrich Wilhelm, and excused himself.

The King of Prussia, however, kept his grim look; so that August ceased joking, and turned the dialogue on some other subject." [Pollnitz, ii.