Humboldt's Letters. 1 6 1 



the pretenders to all the crowns. Please read the 

 inclosed letter, and inform me who the Seigneur Cados 

 may be who were his father, mother, and ancestors, 

 and also what are his titles to the crown of France, 

 which I shall certainly try to procure for him ? 



FREDERIC GUTLLAITME, Pr. Royal. 



B. 21 Feb., 1839. 



m. 



EPISODE from " The Marriage of Figaro." 



II y manque quelque chose. 



Quoi ? 



Le cachet. 



Don't overlook the nice allusion, dearest friend! 

 Your seal must help me out of nearly as great a diffi- 

 culty as that of Countess Almaviva ; otherwise the 

 Piince would perceive that I have read all the flattering 

 things which you have so ill-advisedly ! said of me. 

 Pour vous divertir, I inclose my letter. Vale. 



FR. W. 



B, 23 March, 1840. 



(In HumboldVs handwriting) Autograph of the 

 Prince-Royal of Prussia. The Prince offered to Prince 

 Metternich the chair as President of the Archaeological 

 Institute at Rome. I was called upon to write a letter 

 to Prince Metternich, which the Prince Royal wanted 



