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the two previous days had been too much for me. I felt 

 very wretched, and presently one of the brothers came up 

 to me and asked whether I was ill. I answered that I 

 was tired; whereupon he said kindly, "Come with me." 

 I went. He took me to a neat, tidy little cell ; put me into 

 bed as carefully as my grandmother had ever done ; tucked 

 me in; brought me some weak, hot tea; and left me 

 with various kind injunctions. Very early in the morning 

 I was aroused by the singing of the monks in the chapel, 

 but dozed on until eight or nine o'clock, when, feeling 

 entirely rested, I rose and, after breakfast, left the monas- 

 tery, with a party of newly made American friends, in as 

 good condition as ever, and with a very grateful feeling 

 toward my entertainers. Against monks generally I must 

 confess to a prejudice ; but the memory of these brothers 

 of St. Bernard I still cherish with a real affection. 



Stopping at various interesting historic places, and es- 

 pecially at Eisenach, whence I made the first of my many 

 visits to the Wartburg, I reached Berlin just before the 

 beginning of the university term, and there settled as a 

 student. So, as I then supposed, ended my diplomatic 

 career forever. 



