——Enough。
Aboutfourmonthsbeforethistime,Elliothaddoneafeat,notintheDiplomaticlineatall,orbyhisownchoiceatall,whichhadconsiderablyastonishedtheDiplomaticworldatBerlin,andwasdoubtlesswellintheKing’sthoughtsduringthisintroductionoftheDozen。TheAmericanWarisragingandblunderingalong,——adelectableLordGeorgeGermaine(ALIASSackville,nootherthanouroldMindenfriend)managingasWar—Minister,othersequallyskilfulpresidingattheParliamentaryhelm;allbecomingworseandworseoff,asthematterproceeds。TherevoltedColonieshavetheirFranklins,Lees,busyinEuropeanCourts:\"Helpusinournoblestruggle,yeEuropeanCourts;,nowisyourchanceontyrannousEngland!\"TowhichFranceatleastdoesappeartobelendingear。
Lee,turnedoutfromVienna,isatworkinBerlin,thiswhilepast;
makingwhatprogressisuncertaintosomepeople。
IknownotwhetheritwasbymyLordSuffolk’sinstigation,orwhathadputtheBritannicCabinetonsuchanidea,——perhapsthestolenLettersofFriedrich,whichshowsoexactaknowledgeofthecurrentofeventsinAmericaaswellasEngland(\"knowseverystepofit,asifheweretherehimself,theArch—Enemyofhonestneighborsinatimeofstress!\")——butitdoesappeartheyhadgotitintotheirsagaciousheadsthatthebadneighboratBerlinwas,ineffect,theArch—Enemy,probablymainspringofthewholematter;