The Romance of Diplomacy: Historical Memoir of Queen Carolina Matilda of Denmark, Sister to King George the Third
The book The Romance of Diplomacy: Historical Memoir of Queen Carolina Matilda of Denmark, Sister to King George the Third was written by author Keith, Robert Murray, Sir, 1730-1795 Here you can read free online of The Romance of Diplomacy: Historical Memoir of Queen Carolina Matilda of Denmark, Sister to King George the Third book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Romance of Diplomacy: Historical Memoir of Queen Carolina Matilda of Denmark, Sister to King George the Third a good or bad book?
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After a pause, he began on another tack. " How does the king dispose of these sums ? " — " Gives them away, sometimes in coin or bank- notes; oftener in presents of jewellery or other precious articles." " Heark'ee, sir," said the merchant, deUghted by these confessions ; " would you not wish to make the best of your influence with the king ? " — " Certainly I would." « Then, if you will suff'er me to instruct you, I will teach you how to make fifty per cent, on the capital. Let me buy the jewe...ls and presents.'' Just at that instant one of the king's pages -arrived, and desired the clerk to call his master, who was THE ROMANCE OF DIPLOMACY. 177 never less disposed to be interrupted. "Pray, sir," said tte messenger, "is not the King of Denmark in your house ? " — " The King of Denmark ! No, sir, only a Mr. Frederickson." "That is the king — the son of Frederick the Fifth ; the gentleman with him is Count Holke, master of his Majesty's waardiohe; and I am sent by the Princess DowageE of Wales',, and am ordered to deliver this letter into his Majesty's' own hands." The confusion of the merchant and his wife at this denouement may safely be left to the imagi- nation.
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