Sheherselfweptinpityatourfate，andIcouldonlygivehertwoducatsforthedangershehadrun；butIbadeherhopemoreinfuture；andIafterwardssentforhertoVienna，in1751，whereI
tookgreatcareofher。Shewasaboutfiftyyearsofage，anddiedmyservantinHungary，someweeksbeforemyunfortunatejourneytoDantzic，whereIfellintomyenemies’hands，andremainedtenyearsaprisoneratMagdeburg。
Wehadscarcelyreachedthewood，before，intheanguishofmyheart，IexclaimedtoSchell，\"Doesnotsuchasister，myfriend，deserveIshouldfireherhouseoverherhead？\"Thewisdomofmoderation，andcalmforbearance，wasinSchellavirtueofthehighestorder；hewasmycontinualmentor；myguide，whenevermycholerictemperamentwasdisposedtoviolence。Ithereforehonourhisashes；hedeservedabetterfate。
\"Friend，\"saidhe，onthisoccasion，\"reflectthatyoursistermaybeinnocent，maybewithheldbyherhusband；besides，shouldtheKingdiscoverwehadenteredherdoors，andshehadnotdeliveredusagainintohispower，shemightbecomeasmiserableaswewere。Bemorenobleminded，andthinkthatevenshouldyoursisterbewrong，thetimemaycomewhenherchildrenmaystandinneedofyourassistance，andyoumayhavetheindescribablepleasureofreturninggoodforevil。\"
Inevershallforgetthisexcellentadvice，whichinrealitywasaprophecy。Myrichbrother—in—lawdied，and，duringtheRussianwar，hislandsandhouseswerelaiddesolateandinruins；and，nineteenyearsafterwards，whenreleasedfrommyimprisonmentatMagdeburg，I