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BERLIN AND SANS-SOUCI

OR,

FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FRIENDS

An Historical Romance

BY

L. MUHLBACH

AUTHOR OF JOSEPH II. AND HIS COURT, FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HISCOURT, MERCHANT OF BERLIN, ETC.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY MRS. CHAPMAN COLEMAN AND HER DAUGHTERS

CONTENTS.

BOOK I.

CHAPTER I. The Alchemist's Incantation II. The Old Courtier III. The Morning Hours of a King IV. The Pardoned Courtier V. How the Princess Ulrica became Queen of Sweden VI. The Tempter VII. The First Interview VIII. Signora Barbarina IX. The King and Barbarina X. Eckhof XI. A Life Question XII. Superstition and Piety

BOOK II.

     I. The Two Sisters
    II. The Tempter
   III. The Wedding-Festival of the Princess Ulrica
    IV. Behind the Curtain
     V. A Shame-faced King
    VI. The First Rendezvous
   VII. On The Balcony
  VIII. The First Cloud
    IX. The Council of War
     X. The Cloister of Camens
    XI. The King and the Abbot
   XII. The Unknown Abbot
  XIII. The Levee of a Dancer
   XIV. The Studio
    XV. The Confession
   XVI. The Traitor
  XVII. The Silver-Ware
 XVIII. The First Flash of Lightning

BOOK III.

     I. The Actors in Halle
    II. The Student Lupinus
   III. The Disturbance in the Theatre
    IV. The Friends
     V. The Order of the King
    VI. The Battle of Sohr
   VII. After the Battle
  VIII. A Letter Pregnant with Fate
    IX. The Return to Berlin
     X. Job's Post
    XI. The Undeceived
   XII. Trenck's First Flight
  XIII. The Flight
   XIV. "I will"
    XV. The Last Struggle for Power
   XVI. The Disturbance in the Theatre
  XVII. Sans-Souci

BOOK IV.

     I. The Promise
    II. Voltaire and his Royal Friend
   III. The Confidence-Table
    IV. The Confidential Dinner
     V. Rome Sauvee
    VI. A Woman's Heart
   VII. Madame von Cocceji
  VIII. Voltaire
    IX. A Day in the Life of Voltaire
     X. The Lovers
    XI. Barbarina
   XII. Intrigues
  XIII. The Last Struggle

BERLIN AND SANS-SOUCI

OR,

FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FRIENDS.

BOOK I.

CHAPTER I.

THE ALCHEMIST'S INCANTATION.

It was a lovely May morning! The early rays of the sun had notwithered the blossoms, or paled the fresh green of the garden ofCharlottenburg, but quickened them into new life and beauty. Thebirds sang merrily in the groves. The wind, with light whispers,swept through the long avenues of laurel and orange trees, whichsurrounded the superb greenhouses and conservatories, and scatteredfar and wide throughout t

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