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Strelitz has regularly intrigued to prevent it, and tried to form an 

 alliance in the Mecklenburg and Prussian families an alliance and 

 a pledge against all marriages with the house of Orleans. In fact, 

 there was some talk of a formal protest against it. All this in most 

 violent opposition to the expressed sentiments of the King. Duke 

 Charles is now really ill, from vexation and annoyance, not only at 

 this, but other matters." 



XXVII. 



HlJMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN. 



Berlin, Wth May, 1837. 



At length, my dear friend, I can send you the Part 

 of the Academy's Transactions, which contains the 

 important Treatise on History. I will, soon exchange 

 with you this part, which I have borrowed, for another, 

 which you shall keep. It appears there have never 

 been any separate impressions of it taken. You dis- 

 appeared so suddenly from the last performance, that I 

 greatly fear your leaving the house on that eventful 

 day was merely a sacrifice on my account. I am 

 eternally oscillating between Potsdam and Berlin. 

 To-morrow again to Potsdam, where (on the 16^) we 

 are expecting the amiable Princess,* who has thrown 

 discord into the whole Hellenic camp, and whom they 

 will now be delighted to find not pretty enough 

 "by far." 



Most gratefully yours, 



Wednesday. A. HuMBOLDT. 



Je savais depuis longtemps que le General Bugeaud 

 ne parlait pas franais, je vois k present que sa veritable 



* Helene, Princess of Mecklenburg - Schwerin, afterwards Duchess of 

 Orleans. 





