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but inftead of faying nothing about his fuitc, 

 Ihe fent letters of invitation to every indivi- 

 dual officer except myfelf. 



The Prince, who hated her, was refolved to 

 take the fame opportunity to mortify her that 

 fhe had deftined to gratify her malice to me; 

 fo contriving that I fliould be on his duty that 

 day, he told me he would give me my revenge, 

 for I Ihould not only go with him, but I fhould 

 lit next her at table. 



Being on duty, I was obliged to attend him 

 every where, and accordingly attended him to 

 the Duchefs's, where I, with the reft, proceeded 

 to pay our compliments to her Grace. My bro- 

 ther officers fhe received with politenefs, but when 

 I approached to make my bow, Ihe turned 

 afide from me. When we went to be featcd at 

 table, the Prince, under pretence of fpeaking 

 to me on buiinefs, kept me near him, and fo 

 arranged, that he feated me at the Duchefs's 

 elbow. It would be difficult to depicT: the 

 manner in which fhe fate fretting and fuming 

 all the time of dinner ; havvever I was feated, 

 and fhe could not move ; fhe had therefore 

 jdothing to do but conceal her anger, and that. 

 to a woman of her violence, was no eafy tafk. 



Though Potemkin had long ceafed to be the 

 lover of the Imperiar Catherine, he ftill con- 

 tpue4 to govern j and though he was no longer 



