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History of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. XVII. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER IV
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Head-quarter is Gross-Sedlitz (westernmost skirt of the Rock-region); and will have to continue so, much longer than had been expected.
The Diplomatic world in Dresden is in great emotion; more especially just at present.

This morning, before leaving, Friedrich had to do an exceedingly strict thing: secure the Originals of those Menzel Documents.

Originals indispensable to him, for justifying his new procedures upon Saxony.

So that there has been, at the Palace, a Scene this morning of a very high and dissonant nature,--"Marshal Keith" in it, "Marshal Keith making a second visit" (say some loose and false Accounts);--the facts being strictly as follows.
Far from removing those Prussian sentries complained of last night, here seems to be a double strength of them this morning.

And her Polish Majesty, a severe, hard-featured old Lady, has been filled with indignant amazement by a Prussian Officer--Major von Wangenheim, I believe it is--requiring, in the King of Prussia's name, the Keys of that Archive-room; Prussian Majesty absolutely needing sight, for a little while, of certain Papers there.


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