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158. 

 HUMBOLDT TO VAKNHAGEff. 



BERLIN, FBIDAT, April 14th, 1854. 



As the King held his churching on Thursday, I dined 

 in Charlottenburg to-day, and can give you news agree- 

 able to us, that the King, as he told me, had known of 

 the day of honor* (not by Uhden ! !)f and had prepared 

 everything for it long ago. The ingredients of the 

 spiritual or material feeding are buried in Cimmerian 

 darkness. Your faithful 



HUMBOLDT. 



The Prince of Prussia knows nothing of the invitation 

 for noce et festin. 



159. 



HtJMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN. 



MY American connexions having entailed upon me 

 predilection of the Peace Society, I am molested 



* Sarigny's golden wedding. f Minister. 



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