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taire's intellectual and moral merit.* Your Kevela- 

 tions are charming; but Duncker-Freytag, the recruit- 

 ing officer, the sentry, and the laughable suspicion 

 arising out of the nightly attempt upon Madame 

 Denis, will always remain very mysterious. 



With unaltered attachment, yours, 



A. v. HT. 



I cannot forget Breul, the merchant. Minister 

 Biilow was very, very sorry that you did not find him 

 at home. You will be extremely welcome to him and 

 his wife, every evening from half-past seven till nine. 



CIV. 



HlJMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN. 



Thursday, January 15th, 1846. 



Mr. Milnes and what he may have said about the 

 King, " who showed him no personal civilities,"! have 

 little interest for me ; but I shall be very glad if my 

 bold interference on behalf of Prutz has at last been of 

 service to him. This is the miserable All that I can 

 effect in my present position ; but I shall die in the 

 conscientious conviction of never having forsaken, to 

 the last day of my life, any of those who entertain 

 opinions like my own. Your approval I prize highly, 

 my dear friend. 



The " Quarterly Eeview " says that my style is 



* " Voltaire, in Frankfort-on-the-Main, in 1753." By K. A. Varnhagen 

 von Ense. 



f This quotation is given in English in the original. TR. 



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