181.(ENCLOSED.)GRAND DUKE CHARLES ALEXANDER OF SAXE-WEIMAR TO HUMBOLDT.
At the Chateau of Berlin,Tuesday Morning.
At the Chateau of Berlin,Tuesday Morning.
At the Chateau of Berlin,Tuesday Morning.
At the Chateau of 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 finemorning he departed through four gates at one and the same time, I could not have been more desirous to find M. von Varnhagen than I was. Nevertheless, it was all in vain. No one could tell me where he lived, and it was of no use to take the measure of the “Maurenstrasse.” Nature having made me the most obstinate of all Grand Dukes, I still persist in my intention to see the invisible, and hasten to attain that consummation by requesting your Excellency to tell me where M. de Varnhagen actuallydoeslive. Pardon my repeated importunities; but in conscience I know of no route which could be shorter or more direct. I remain, with the inextinguishable attachment of the most devoted admiration and veneration for your Excellency,
Charles Alexander.
Charles Alexander.
Charles Alexander.
Charles Alexander.