“FromhisroyalhighnessPrinceHenry，“saidhe。
“Whobroughtit?“
“Thegentlemanwhospeakswiththecastellanupontheterrace。I
waityourmajesty\'scommands。”
“Wait，then。”Thenoteranthus:“Yourmajesty，mydearly-belovedbrother:Thebearer，JohannWolfgangGoethe，oneoftheliterati，andapoet，andatthistimesecretaryoflegationtotheduchyofSaxe-Weimar，isagreatfavoriteoftheduke\'s，ournephew。Imethimreturningfromtheparadeincompanywiththeduke，whoexpressedtomethestrongdesirehissecretaryhadtovisitthecelebratedhouseofthegreatphilosopherofSans-Souci，andseetheroomonceoccupiedbyVoltaire。Icouldnotwellrefuse，andthereforeaddressthesefewlinestoyourmajestybeforereturningtoBerlinwiththeduke，whowilldinewithme，accompaniedbyhissecretary。”Iamyourmajesty\'smosthumbleservantandbrother，HENRY。”