330 Humboldt's Letters. 



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HUMBOLDT TO YARNHAGEN. 



BERLIN, Sept. 23d, 1856. 

 CHER ET introuvdble AMI ! 



How the improbable can become real ! How royal 

 huntsmen and royal coachmen cannot find you, cannot 

 look for your direction in the prosaic directory. I send 

 this direction at this moment to the Grand Duke, who 

 has the anguish of having detained my revered friend. 

 May he be more fortunate in a new attempt. The 

 enclosed sheet is a Berlin curiosity for your archives. 

 Faithfully yours, A. v. HUMBOLDT. 



TUESDAY, 2 O'CLOCK. 



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(ENCLOSED.) 



GRAND DUKE CHARLES ALEXANDER OF SAXE WEIMAR 

 TO HUMBOLDT. 



AT THE CHATEAU OP BERLIN, 

 Tuesday Morning. 



HAD I had the skill of the Marquis of St. Germain, 

 of whom, if I am not mistaken, it is told that one fine 



