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

CHAPTER IV
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Two Accounts we have, as Friedrich successively had them, of this famed passage: FIRST, Klinggraf's own, which is clear, rapid, and stands by the essential; SECOND, an account from the other side of the scenes, furnished by Menzel of Dresden, for Friedrich's behoof and ours; which curiously illustrates the foregoing, and confirms the interpretation Friedrich at once made of it.

This is Menzel's account; in other words, the Saxon Envoy at Vienna's, stolen by Menzel.
July 26th, it appears, Klinggraf--having applied to Kaunitz the day before, who noticed a certain flurry in him, and had answered carelessly, "Audience?
Yes, of course; nay I am this moment going to the Empress: only you must tell me about what ?"--was admitted to the Imperial Presence, he first of many that were waiting.

Imperial Presence held in its hand a snip of Paper, carefully composed by Kaunitz from the data, and read these words: "DIE BEDENKLICHEN UMSTANDE, The questionable circumstances of the Time have moved me to consider as indispensably necessary those measures which, for my own security and for defence of my Allies, I am taking, and which otherwise do not tend the least towards injury of anybody whatsoever;"-- and adding no syllable more, gave a sign with her hand, intimating to Klinggraf that the Interview was done.

Klinggraf strode through the Antechamber, "visibly astonished," say on-lookers, at such an Answer had.

Answer, in fact, "That there is no answer," and the door flung in your face! [_Helden-Geschichte, _iii.772.In Valori, ii.


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