th my pupil Pleyel this winter
to humble me, still, thank God! I may say that I have kept the upper
hand. I must, however, admit that I am quite wearied and worn out with
so much work, and look forward with eager longing to the repose which
will soon take pity on me. I thank you, dear lady, for your kind
solicitude about me. Just as you thought, I do not require to go to
Paris at present, from a variety of reasons, which I will tell you when
we meet. I am in daily expectation of an order from my Prince, to whom
I wrote lately, to tell me where I am to go. It is possible that he may
summon me to Frankfort; if not, I intend (entre nous) to go by Holland
to the King of Prussia at Berlin, thence to Leipzig, Dresden, Prague,
and last of all to Vienna, where I hope to embrace all my friends.

Ever, with high esteem, etc.,

HAYDN.

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