part in the little
'sorcerer's' repertoire on all his long journeys. Wolfgang entered
readily into any joke that was made with him, but sometimes he could be
very serious, as, for instance, when he called for the court composer,
Georg Christoph Wagenseil, a thorough connoisseur of the harpsichord,
and himself a performer. The emperor stepped back and made Wagenseil
come forward, to whom Mozart said, quite seriously, 'I play a concerto
by you: you must turn over the pages for me.' The emperor ordered a
hundred ducats to be paid to his father. The empress was very kind to
the Mozarts, and sent them costly dresses. 'Would you like to know,'
writes Leopold to Hagenauer, his host at Salzburg, 'what Wolferl's (a
pet name for Wolfgang) dress is like? It is of the finest cloth,
lilac-coloured, the vest of moire of the same colour. Coat and
top-coat with a double broad border of gold. It was made for the
Hereditary Duke Maximilian Franz.' In the picture which is preserved
in the Mozart collection at Salzburg, Mozart is painted in this dress.
Wolfgang never showed the least embarrassment in the society of the
great."

"At court, as elsewhere, Mozart was a bright, happy child. He would
spring on the empress's lap, throw his arms around her neck, and kiss
her, and play with the princesses on a footing of equality. He was
especially devoted to the Archduchess Marie Antoinette. Once, when he
fell on the polished floor, she lifted him from the ground and consoled
him, while one of her sisters stood by. 'You are good,' said Wolfgang,
I will marry you.' The empress asked him why. 'From gratitude,'
answered he; 'she was good to me, but her sister stood by and did
nothing.'"

Nor was he shy with the Crown Prince Joseph, who, in after years, when
emperor, reminded him of his playing duets with Wagenseil, and of
Mozart's standing in the audience and calling out, "Fie!" or "That was
false!" or "Bravo!" as the case might be.

As was to be expected, the children became the rage in society, and all
the ladies fell in love with little Mozart. No musical entertainments
could be given without him and Maria Anna, and they appeared in company
with the most celebrated performers, being everywhere petted, feasted,
and flattered, and receiving many costly gifts.

Their successes induced Leopold Mozart to plan a more extended tour,
and in the summer of the next year he and his children set out on a
journey which was intended to inc