Imustrelatethis，eventcircumstantiallyforitnotonlyprovesthejustandnoblecharacteroftheDuke，butlikewisethattherearemomentsinwhichthebravemayappearcowards，theclear—sightedblind，andthewisefoolish；nay，onemightalmostbeledtoconclude，fromthis，thatmyimprisonmentatMagdeburg，wastheconsequenceofpredestination，sinceIremainedrivetedinstupor，indespiteofsuggestions，forebodings，andfavourableopportunities。Whobutmustbeastonished，havingreadthedaringeffortsImadeatGlatz，atthisstrangeinsensibilitynowintheverycrisisofmyfate？Iafterwardswasconvinceditwastheintentionofthenoble—mindedDukethatIshouldescape，andthathemusthavegivenparticularorderstothesuccessiveofficers。HewouldprobablyhavewillinglysubjectedhimselftothereprimandsofFredericifIwouldhavetakentofight。Thejourneythroughtheplaceswherehisregimentwasstationedcontinuedfivedays，andI
everywherepassedtheeveningsinthecompanyoftheofficers，thekindnessofwhomwasunboundedIsleptintheirquarterswithoutsentinel，andtravelledintheircarriages，withoutotherguardthanasingleofficerinthecarriage。Invariousplacesthehighroadwasnotmorethantwo，andsometimesonemilefromthefrontierroad；thereforenothingcouldhavebeeneasierthantohaveescaped；
yetdidthesameTrenck，whoinGlatzhadcuthiswaythroughthirtymentoobtainhisfreedom，thatTrenck，whohadneverbeenacquaintedwithfear，nowremainfourdaysbewildered，andunabletocometoanydetermination。
Inasmallgarrisontown，Ilodgedinthehouseofacaptainofcavalry，andcontinuallywastreatedbyhimwitheverymarkoffriendship。Afterdinnerherodeattheheadofhissquadrontowaterthehorse，unsaddled。Iremainedaloneinthehouse，enteredthestable，sawthreeremaininghorses，withsaddlesandbridles；inmychamberwasmyswordandapairofpistols。Ihadbuttomountoneofthehorsesandflytotheoppositegate。Imeditatedontheproject，andalmostresolvedtoputitinexecution，butpresentlybecameundeterminedbysomesecretimpulse。Thecaptainreturnedsometimeafter，andappearedsurprisedtofindmestillthere。Thenextdayheaccompaniedmealoneinhiscarriage；wecametoaforest，hesawsomechampignons，stopped，askedmetoalight，andhelphimtogatherthem；hestrayedmorethanahundredpacesfromme，andgavemeentirelibertytofly；yetnotwithstandingallthis，Ivoluntarilyreturned，sufferingmyselftobeledlikeasheeptotheslaughter。
Iwastreatedsowell，duringmystayatthisplace，andescortedwithsomuchnegligence，thatIfellintoagrosserror。PerceivingtheyconveyedmestraighttoBerlin，IimaginedtheKingwishedtoquestionmeconcerningtheplanformedforthewar，whichwasthenonthepointofbreakingout。ThisplanIperfectlyknew，thesecretcorrespondenceofBestuchefhavingallpassedthroughmyhands，whichcircumstancewasmuchbetterknownatBerlinthanatVienna。Confirmedinthisopinion，andfarfromimaginingthefatethatawaitedme，Iremainedirresolute，insensible，andblindtodanger。Alas，howshortwasthishope！Howquicklywasitsucceededbydespair！when，afterfourdays’march，IquittedthedistrictunderthecommandoftheDukeofWirtemberg，andwasdelivereduptothefirstgarrisonofinfantryatCoslin！ThelastoftheWirtembergofficers，whentakingleaveofme，appearedtobegreatlyaffected；andfromthismomenttillIcametoBerlin，Iwasunderastrongescort，andthegivenorderswererigorouslyobserved。