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ftl'Idom ufcd ufllcfs by chance in an evening, 

 when he meant to receive vifits in fome fort 

 of form, but R'lW fans cuiloltcs. 



Notwithftanding he treated officers in general 

 very roughly, I always experienced politenefs 

 from him, nor was he even offended with me 

 when I out-manceuvred him, which I once did 

 as follows. 



A Colonel who wiflied to have his regiment 

 removed from the place where it was, to an- 

 other province, applied to the Prince for an 

 order, the Prince who had no favourable opi- 

 nion of the Colonel, felt no wifli to oblige him; 

 neverthelefs he told him to dire(5l the fecretaries 

 in the office to make out the order; this was ac- 

 cordingly done, and, in the routine of bufinefs^ 

 prefented with a mafs of other papers to the 

 Prince for his fignature, which his i<ighnef$ 

 however evaded, and continued to do fo for 

 feveral months together, till at length it begun 

 to look fomewhat dirty and was eafily diftin- 

 guifhed. 



When papers of this nature were brought 

 before the Prince, it was cuftornary with the 

 officers to arrange them in fuch manner as they 

 thought fit J and as the Colonel had applied ta 

 me, I endeavoured to place it uppermoft; but 

 the Prince continually difappointed me, by 

 ihuffling the papers together like a pack of cards, 



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