46.] This hint, if the King knew, had been given, in a less kind shape, by Necessity itself; and had sent Polish Majesty, and his Bruhls and "powerful people," bodily home, and out of that Polish Russian welter, in a headlong and tragically passionate condition.

Electoral Princess, next time she writes, is become Electress all at once.
ELECTRESS MARIE-ANTOINE TO FRIEDRICH.
"DRESDEN, 5th October, 1763.
"SIRE,--Your Majesty has given me such assurance of your goodness and your friendship, that I will now appeal to that promise.

You have assured us, too, that you would with pleasure contribute to secure Poland for us.

The moment is come for accomplishing that promise.

The King is dead [died this very day; see if _I_ lose time in sentimental lamentations!]--with him these grievances of Russia [our stiffness on Courland and the like] must be extinct; the rather as we [the now reigning] will lend ourselves willingly to everything that can be required of us for perfect reconcilement with that Power.
"You can do all, if you will it; you can contribute to this reconcilement.