XV. Winter Quarters in Breslau
XVI. The Broken Heart

BOOK IV.

I. The King and his Old and New Enemies
II. The Three Officers
III. Ranuzi
IV. Louise du Trouffle
V. The Fortune-Teller
VI. A Court Day in Berlin
VII. In the Window-Niche
VIII. The Nutshells behind the Fauteuil of the Queen
IX. The Duel and its Consequences
X. The Five Couriers
XI. After the Battle
XII. A Heroic Soul
XIII. The Two Grenadiers
XIV. The Right Counsel
XV. A Hero in Misfortune

BOOK V.

I. The Teresiani and the Prussiani
II. Frederick the Great as a Saint
III. The Cloister Brothers of San Giovanni e Paolo
IV. The Return from the Army
V. The Brave Fathers and the Cowardly Sons
VI. The Traitor's Betrayal
VII. The Accusation
VIII. Revenge
IX. Trenck
X. "Trenck, are you there?"
XI. The King and the German Scholar
XII. Gellert
XIII. The Poet and the King
XIV. The King and the Village Magistrate
XV. The Proposal of Marriage
XVI. The Ambassador and the Khan of Tartary

BOOK VI.

I. The King's Return
II. Prince Henry
III. Mother and Daughter
IV. The King in Sans-Souci
V. The Engraved Cup
VI. The Princess and the Diplomatist
VII. The Royal House-Spy
VIII. The Clouds Gather
IX. Brother and Sister
X. The Stolen Child
XI. The Discovery
XII. The Morning at Sans-Souci
XIII. A Husband's Revenge
XIV. The Separation

BOOK I.

CHAPTER I. THE KING.

The king laid his flute aside, and with his hands folded behind his
back, walked thoughtfully up and down his room in Sans-Souci. His
countenance was now tranquil, his brow cloudless; with the aid of music
he had harmonized his soul, and the anger and displeasure he had so
shortly before felt were soothed by the melodious notes of his flute.

The king was no longer angry, but melancholy, and the smile that played
on his lip was so resigned and painful that the brave Marquis d'Argens
would have wept had he seen it, and the stinging jest of Voltaire have
been silenced.

But neither the marquis nor Voltaire, nor an