\"AndIpledgeyourmajestymywordofhonorthatneithertheempressnorCountStadioneverintimatedtome，directlyorindirectly，thattheysharemyviews，andhaveadvocatedthemalreadybeforeyourmajesty。\"
\"Thenyouhavecomequiteindependently，andofyourownaccord，totheconclusionthatweoughttoformanalliancewithPrussia？\"
\"Yes，yourmajesty;Ibelievethatthishasnowbecomeanecessityforus。\"
\"ButPrussiaisahumiliatedandexhaustedstate，whichexistsonlybyBonaparte\'sgraceandtheintercessionoftheEmperorofRussia。\"
\"YourmajestyspeaksofPrussiaasitwasin1807，\"saidCountStadion，\"afterthedefeatsofJena，Eylau，andFriedland。Butsincethentwoyearshaveelapsed，andPrussiahasrisenagainfromherprostration;shehasarmedsecretly，renderedherresourcesavailable，andfoundsagaciousandenergeticmen，whoareatworksilently，butwithunflaggingzeal，uponthereorganizationofthearmy，andpreparingeverythingforthedayofvengeance。\"