1472; Burgundians storming the wall had their flag planted; flag and flag-bearer are hurled into the ditch by Hachette and other inspired women,--with the finest results.] The King made a little excursion to Rome and to Sparta: he liked to promenade there.

After half a second of silence, to please De Lille, I told the King that M.de Voltaire died in De Lille's arms.

That caused the King to address some questions to him; he answered in rather too long-drawn a manner, and went away.

Charles and I stayed dinner." This is day first in Potsdam.
"Here, for five hours daily, the King's encyclopedical conversation enchanted me completely.

Fine arts, war, medicine, literature and religion, philosophy, ethics, history and legislation, in turns passed in review.