*' benefactor, brings on his former melan-
u choly, and then the difficulty we have to
u prevent hisftarving himfelf, exceeds be-
" lief."



While they were converfing about
Falk, he, according to his ufual cus-
tom, was guarding the outfide of the
houfe; for,, without being defired, as
foon as the dufk ame on, he would
iland for hours, leaning againft a tree-
hundreds might pafs without noticing
him, but he obferved every one that
went by ; for fufpicion was all he retained
of his former vices, Falk had Hood fome*
time, when he perceived two men coming
different ways ; and as they approached il*e
place where he flood, one of them cough-
ed, which he knew to be a fignal. " Is it

« you ?'•

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« you> fcid,the,other.. Who arc itefe, .
thought Falk. But not to kt my *eadett
flwe his fufpepfe, wc wiH,. withdut ,oifi»
cumlocvrtion, inform them, ithaUkty%ete
jk> other than Strick and P^pplci * .What
^a deviliih fellow that Buxar is," feid
the latter, " I believe he has broke a cou>
V. pie; of -my riba-rl ache all over? why
44 did not you knock him down, when hi
" pufhed me into the fbeet V* . %

Strick. " It wa$ well worth while to
.'■* make a diftwfeanca wkfe him ; befidesr,
" what bufinefs had^ yoii to provoke him ?

* if you had held your tongue, 'it would
" not have happened; but you always-
*' ihew your courage m the wrong place,
*< and because you ate a fcholar, you will
" not quietly pafs ocver an affront — foch-

* as we muft bear every thing : 1 wonder
.*' if he Is there !" (point*ngto< the hotofe.)

Papple* " I warrant he is, where' elfe
li fhould he be $ I am only afraid Buxar'
"isnatferoff."'

. Strick ** So .yohr.iaeart is in yofcr fliafes
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*0? ALBERT 0E NORBENSittLIX,

. Papph* « Jlut you are miftaken, 1 wifli
V he was here already, I ljong to-be at him
•?< -t-I (ell .you whaV do you go and place
f yourfelfi in that narrow path, which he
, 4 ' jaauft pafc, and vrh«n he comes.upto yon
" knock him down, and then I will come
*' and feize him behind.'* •- •

Struck. '* Yes, let St rick gofirft, becaufe
" these is inoft danger; but Papple, who
" takes care to keep out of it, always wants
" half the booty.— You may go to the de-
** vil if you will, for as foon as I can get
M another comrade, I will have no more
* l to do with fuch a cowardly dog as you
"are."

• Papple. '* What a touchy fellow you
* c - are, why I did not mean to affront you —
*< l^t m$ alone, I will manage him by *ny-
? felf, if ypu wilL"

The gigantic F$lk now italked from his
hiding place, and feizing each of them by
$be nape of their pecks* puflied their hea<t&
together with fuch violence, that, accord-
ing to t})$ old faying, -« §re : #ew out of
" tjie^r eyes/'—" Who were you talking
*" about, my lads/' iaid he— " what have
, ;. - « I kil-



JEfcBBHf fr&-tfOA&£NfcHYlrH. *0$

* I killed you already! and yofy Mr.
<rf Bltifter, that would manage him by
«* yourfelf, you had better go back to your
* c fchool, and let your mafter flog you for
** being abltoidering blockhead .-r-I wOtald
<* advite you to follow fome other trade,.
" for take my word for it you will never
u fucceed in this. — Get about your bufi-
" nefe, you miferable dogs (ptifhing their
** heads together again), but never let me
iC catch you about this houfe any more,
4€ for if I do, you will not come off fo well*
?* as you do now 5 and remember, thfct the
. " tree you rob of a bird's nefl to-day, may
44 ferve for your gallows to-morrow." So-
faying, be whirled them from him, with
fuch violence, that they both fell on the-
ground, at Ibme diftance ; and Falfe took
his former pofition, with as much cdiftpo-
fore, as if nothing had happened. Ther
two fellows lay ftunned for fotae moments,
hxtt at kft recovering thenrfelves, thiy got
up, and ran off as fafl? aslhey cbuld, ttitl*
the intention, Hotwithftandingfhe difitfters
they had met with, of earning the twenty
louis d'ota..

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. " What a damned fellow that, is," faid.
Papple, ' ' his fifts were like 3 beat's paws ^
/« for my, part, I belipve he is a hangman,
" ot a thief-catcher at leaft."

Struck* " He is neither pne nor the other,
" but.Falk, the Landgravine's porter. — lie
" is fo ftroog, that I have been told, he
" can kill an ox >yith his clenched.fi ft.— r
" Look, and tell me, if you fee any blood
" in my ft.ee ; I am afraid he has. knocked
♦' one of my eyes out."

P apple. " No ! if I could have got at
" my piftols, I would have done for him>
« for all his ftrength."

Strick. "lam glad you let him alone,
" for it is not worthwhile to be hanged on
" his account. — Let us go and wateh at the
" back gate, he often goes out that way*
" fo perhaps he may to-night; and if he
u does, we have him iafe, for his brains
u ihall fly about his ears before he can fay
" amen : and if the report of the piftol is
ff. heard in the houfe, they will think that
y fomebody has fhot a wild duck/'
_. Papple. " So, you are determined t&
uture again, for all the misfortunes we

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fi have had ; I know we fhallnot filfeceed
** to-night~I therefore thin! r we had heft
u go home,- and wait for fome better op-
portunity." * *'

Sfrick. '* If I hear you talk folike a foot,
u again, I will fend you to the de*ii firft — go
w home, indeed \ why we ihould not be
4 * worth the rope that hangs us, if we did*
" —If he comes this way, he cannot efcape
u us, and as foon as lie is dead, we will
" throw him into the moat, and letthefilh
** feaft on him : and, ihould an alarm be
" given, there are fo many by-ways herea-
" bout, that I warrant we lhall get offun-
<* difcovered,'*

'PafpU* " Well, do as you Kke, but I
u am afraid that hang-dog, Falk, will go

* f home with him."

Stri'ck. '* As I got up I law him leaning

** againll a tree — he, moll likely, thought
v " us drunk, and will therefore not trouble
'" his head about us — but hark V* 'I

-They heard the garden gate open, and

Albert taking leave. " He is coming*"

laid Papple-

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Sfrick. " Is your piftol in readinefi—
u Now is your time to fhew your courage,
* < my boy."

Papple. " Lord, I tremble fo, I am
cf afraid I fhall mife him— *you are flronger
4€ than I, fo do you ihoot hkn, and 1 will
u throw him into the water afterwards/*

Sfrick. u You are not worth a rotten
*' herring, you cowardly rafcal ; why, you
** are worfe than an old woman ; but do
« as I bid you — do it this moment, I fay,
4t or I will ram your teeth down your
* % throat whh the but-end of my piftol —
u but where is it, (feeling in his pockets)
€€ what fhall I do now ? I have loft it !—
*' it muft have dropped out of my pocket
u as I fell.— Mind your aim, therefore, be
u quick in your motions, and take carc
%i not to let him draw his fword ; for if he
** does, he will be too much for us hoth,
*< -*-Mind my orders, I fey, or I wiH do
*' for you ; and now to your poft."

They,^ith trembling hearts, concealed

themfelves ; and Albert, with folded arms,

and loft in thought, walked along the

path which led from the garden to the

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toad, for his/head was filled with his be-
loved Riia. He was, however, foon awaken-
ed from his reverie, by a ruftling in a hedge
at a little diftance from him, and the found
of laft. ! hifl ! that re-echoed from each fide.
He flood, ftill, and liftencd, but finding
<*very thing quiet, walked on again ; but
he had not proceeded far before he heard
thehift I hifi: ! repeated. « Who is there?*
called he, " if any one wants to fpeak to
'.* Major Nordenfhildj let him approach."
As he was fpeaking he heard the found of
.footfteps, at forae diftance — he ftood flail,
and kid his hand on his fword. " Have I
" caught you, you dog," faid a voice,
which Albert immediately knew to be
Itufh's. " Here is one of them, Sir, I will
f S will rid the world of him in a moment "
u .No ! No !" faid Albert, " as he does net
" feem to be a very dangerous perfon, we
" will not defraud the hangman of hifrpay.
" — Give him a good caning, and let him
«' go, about his bufirtefs." Ruih obeyed
his mailer's orders, and beat him almofl: to
a mummy. — "There/' faid. he> quite out
of breath, and repeating his blows afc he

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fpoke, "that is for myjnaftejy and thgtfor
" rayfelf, and the reft 4 1 .remain ii^ your
"debt till out. next meeting."—" Stpjr
" him! jftophim!" cried Buxar, .op t\^
« other fids the road/'— " Where as.Jbe?"
faid Rufh, " Why did not ypu Jay hpld
" of him ?"— " So I did/' replied Bux^
" but the rafcal broke loofe ; my fout flip-
u ped, and I fell into a puddle — look,
Cf what a pickle my new jacket is in ; it is
" entirely covered with mud : but if ever I
" get hold of him again, his bones fl^U
" pay for it. M

Albert was extremely pleafed at the at*
tention and affe&ion of his Servants ; but,
not to excite curiofity, he defired them' to
walk on, and he followed them .at fonae
diftance : asfoonashe arrived at his lodg-
ings, he changed his drefs, an4 was at
e<>urt in lefs than half an hour.

Falk, after leaning againft tfe$ willow
for fornc time, refle&ed, tb&t it would be
better to acquaint the M$jorwkh what ha£
happened, and likewife to attend him: te
town : but when he went in Albert was
gone, he having left the Landgravine at

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leaft an hour foohfcr than his ufual time of
doing fa, as he had pfomifed to meet the
Prince at court'; and as he went out the
back \Vay,' whidh was fometvhat hearer, he
had miffed feeing Falk, who immediately
took & fwbrd, and followed him'. He
fearched every hedge and ditch with the
greateft caution, and liilened very atten-
tively ; but as he neither faw, nor heard
anything to alarm him, he returned home.
He was met on the flairs by Sophia, who
inquired 'why he had armed himfelf. He
related the adventure to her, and as fh'c
thought the danger over, fhe repeated it
to the Landgravine, who was extremely
uneafy, and fent Antony to town, to in-
quire how the Major got home. He foon
returned, with the pleaiing intelligence,
that he arrived perfectly fafe, and was gone
to court; and likewife told the Landgra-
vine of the fun, as Buxar tailed it, they
had on the road. The' recital renewed
Rifa'fc fears. u His enemies will fuceeed
" at^laft," fald fhe, in the greateft agita-
tion ; " for neither mine, nor Amelia's
" cautians have any effedl on him ; he is

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" much too carelcfs of himfelf." Antony
was lent back again, and ordered to re-
main with Buxar till the Major canie
home* About twelve Antony returned,
and affured the apprehenfive Rifa, that he
had feen him ; that he was perfectly well,
and, with his refpe&s, wifhed her a good
night. • " Good night, my dear Sophia,**
laid ihe, and retired to her aparhnent.



At court that evening, no one ipoke
with fo much warmth and intereft of Ma-
jor de Nordcnfhild, as the Counteis Te-
reia ; no one lamented his abfence fo much,
nor wondered at it fo frequently as Ihe did;
nor no one feemed fo well pleafed as ihe>
when the Prince affured her, that he would
certainly come, for he had promifed him
to do fo ; and yet no one was fo much
frightened as Ihe was, when he,entered the
room ; not with the look of indifference,
which ufually marked his features, for no-
thing but pleafure feemed vifible on them.
He, with the. impatience of a lover, hur-
ried to her, and taking one of her hands,

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ALfcERT p£ NOHPEXSHILP. ail

ffifflfbfl. it tq his lips with rapture, and
feen^d loft in. the admiration of her charms.
.$kp yrqs $ however, adept enough in the art
q£ Reception, immediately to fee through
.t]jiq diiguife ? and that increafed her cor\-
. ifufion, which fhe could not entirely con-
jceal. € * Am I become fuch a ft ranger to
." y ( 9.u A beautiful Countefs/' faid he, in a
languifhing, manner, " that the light qf
" me alarms you almoft as much as the
€€ appearance of an apparition would do ?
* % »r. does yo>ur Sympathetic heart divine
u yvh^t, -but half an hour ago, had like to
";hav<e happened to me ?"

Terefa, (alarmed) " What ! (recovering
'< fcerfelf ) nothing bad, 1 hope,"

^jilbert* " I am convinced of the fince-
^rity qf jour friendlhip, and am thers-
[' ,fore forry to wound your gentle heart, by
" telling you, that if my guardian angel
" had flept this evening, I Ihould have
" been a ghoit by this time ; and as fuch,
" fliQUld certainly h^ve flirted about your
'- bejel to-night, where the charms I fhould
" ,have discovered, would, doubtlefs, have
." made me regret my aerial fubftance."

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213 ALBERT DE KORDENSHILH.

Terefa. u How can you terrify me fb ?
* ( > what you tell me is impoffible." ^

Albert. " To a heart likfc'your's, focfi
4€ deeds of horror mull feem impoflible ;
" but I aflure you, that but a little ij^fiifc
u ago, two hired villains attempted to ex*
" pedite me out of this world into the next *
, " but they were fuch mifc'rable wretches,
" as to excite my pity, as their employer
u does my contempt."

Prince He&or now came up to them,
and feemed furprifed to find Albert and
Terefa on fuch an intimate footing. She
had, in vain, endeavoured to withdraw her
hand from his feveral times, but he conti-
nued holding it, when they were met by
the Prince. " I was juft' going to Make
u the obfervation," faid Albert to him,
" that our climate is unfavourable to the
u growth of exotics — I hope it is tinnecef-
" fary to fay, I exclude the lovely Coun-
"tefs; for Nordia has reafon to exult,
ic that her beauties and virtues flourifh fb
u well 5n this frigid clime.— But what I al-
u lude to isi the attempt to tranfplant the
-— * ki Geneofe affaflin into our country, and

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x ' your Highnefe would have laughed hear-
" tily, had you feen what miferable crip-
" pies they were."

He&or. u I hopeyou do npt ipeak from
*f experience ?"

Albert. " But, indeed, I do, for not
€C above half an hour ago my name was
'< thought blQtted out of the book of life
<*,by fome unknown perfon or perfons;
". the hired aflaffins watched my life, but
" they were of fo little confequence that*
^ they only ferved to amufe Buxar and my
" chafleur.

HetZor. " But without doubt you have
".confined them, that we may difcoter
" their employers ?"

Albert. (Smiling, as he perceived Tere-
fa's increafing agony.) " I had rather not
u know them, but I am certain they will
" not efcape their merited puniihment
a fame time.or other. All that vexes me
"is, that fuch miferable creatures fhould
■ c 5'bc employed to difpatch me ; I thought •
"•joty&lf of more confequence." He now
kt'Teftfff's hand- go, ,who hurried away
as fall as her agitation would permit her.

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HeSor. €t Where did it happen? :
Albert. (Looking after her in> a'figaifi*;
caat manner.) " Behind the 'LandgravineV:
"pakce."

HeSor. (Shaking his hand.) «thfcre*
" beeo long uneafy on ytfiar ascoirat, for
" you are too lucky not tobe hated, arid'
" have long wiftied fpr an opport unity: *>f
xi difclofing my fentimente taytfo, but as
" you never led to thedifcourfe, I was un-
" willing' to begin it* Without my telling*
" you, you will fuppofe that I have Atmg
" perceived your and Rifa's reciprocal
4t love, and was I king, mfteadof acau*
t% tion you fhould receive her hand* and:.
4,4 happy ihould I think myfelf to have the'
" power, as well as the inclination,' to^fe*
u ward you in a manner 'equal to you*'
" worth, and my friendship. Bivt Jte c it-is/
€S let me advife )'0u to be on yourgua^'
44 For you are furrounded" by dangers whteli*
u require almefft more than human 1 ptb'-'
*' denee and forefight to avoid. ; F will
** affift you as much as is" in itiy power,
*'butyou*kno\V'howlimittd that is;"

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Heftor related Albert's adventure to his
father, who was in a violent paffion when
he heard it " What," faid he, « fhall
" the country I guard with fuch fatherly
" care, become a murderer's den? fhall
" a vile banditti be permitted to lurk
" in fafety in it ? No ! as foon as they
** are difcoveted, they and their abomi-
"- nable agents fhall receive the fevere.fi:
" punifhment I can inflift." He reproach-
ed Albert for not detaining them, and
iffued out orders for the ftri&eft fearch to
be made after them, and rewards offered
for the difcovery of the offenders and their
accomplices. But the commands of the
great are feldom obeyed when th6y are
contrary to the inclinations of thole that
are to execute them ; arid many hearts in
Arno's drawing-room were more interefted
in the efcape of the fugitive vagabonds,
than perhaps they were themfelves.

But neverthelefs Albert had a&cd im-
prudently, for that whole day a moft vio-
lent conftift between jealoufy and love
had paffed in Terefa's bofom, and it is im-
poffible to fay, if at the moment fhe faw

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him enter the drawing-room, forrow or
pleafure predominated in her heart. .

But now the certainty, that he y?9$
acquainted with her intention, and the
contemptuous manner he had taken to
let her know it, had turned her. bipod
to gall, and revenge and death occu-
pied her every thought " He fhall die|
" and that in a manner that will mortify
" him moft ;' a coward's hand fhall in$i<3:
" the blow, and rid the world and nae of
" him— and you, abhorred Rifa ! you
" fhall dearly pay the pangs you make me
" fufFer ! How glorious, how complete
" would be my revenge, could I #rft
" wound his heart by piercing your's, th<it
" he might fee you writhe in the agopics
" of death, and then follow you in de r
€€ fpair ! But whether feparate or together,
" you fhall both die, that is determine^ J <
" your doom is fixed, irrevocably iix^d."
Such were Terefa's thoughts, when Al-
bert let her hand drop, and the coolncfs
and contempt with which he did it,, had
entirely thrown her off her guard ; fhe
flalked about the room like a fury, heed-

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lefsxaf the notice fte attracted, and the re-
marks that were made about her. ** Rolk>,"
CtM fhe, to a Danifh fea captain, who
* was one of her admirers* but whom {he had
always treated with dtfdain, « follow me
a to the windpw, I want to fpeak to yoa ;"
he didfo. " You have often, " continue^'
flie, with a look fuch as we mortals lhould
fix on to perfcnify the devil, " aflured me
u of your love, and I am now going to
<c try thft sincerity of it, for I have a favour
a to afk, which if you grant, my hand
<* (hall he the immediate reward of your
<* complaifanfce."

Rollo aflured her he was entirely devoted
lb lie* fervice,' and begged (he would im-
mediately honour him with her commands,
that he might prove by his hafte to exe -
cute them, the violence of his paflion.
« Khow, then" faid fhe, " that I deteft
« Major <9e Nordenfhild, and that I fliall
« never enjoy a moment's repofo whilft he
" lives — needlexplainmyfelf any farther?"
Rollo- tufrned (rota her with difguft, ^and
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-what he then felt was hatred and ayer-
fion.

Some of Albert's acquaintance who had
remarked Terefa's extraordinary behavU
our, told him of it, and advifed him to be
on his guard* He thanked them for their
well-meant caution, but affured them
their fears were without, the leaft founda-
tion, for the effedt of a woman's rage he
thought below his notice.

As he and the Countefs left the room
about the fame time, fome ladies thought
they were going away together, and that
theirs was a lover's quarrel, which would
end in a renewal of friendfhip. But they;
were miftaken, and fretted and teafed
themfelves to no purpofe, for the hatred
of Albert and Terefa could only end with
their lives*

She returned home in a paroxyfm of
rage anddefpair that bordered on phrenzy.
« What are my charms fo faded," faid fhe,
" that even a Rollo defpifes them !— but
" #ay, detefied crew, I will fiill be re-
" venged on you all. Let me think, •'
paufes; "yes, it will do."

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We have let the .curtain drop for a
few minutes, but lhali now raife it
again. The fcene lies in Terefa's dreffing-
room, flie in a becoming undrels, feated
on her couch, leaning her head on her
hand againft the fide of it, and Eetit her
frifeur, on his knees before her, killing
her hand,

Terefa. " Get out of my fight, wretch !
u I had too good ah opinion of you — but I
u find my miftake, for you have not cou-
u rage enough to be either a villain or an
** hortefl: man — leave me, I fay.'*

Petit. " Pardonnez, Madame, den £s I
c * came to de Rhine, one friend of mine, a
€ * wife man, faid, ' Petit, leave all your
€ French qualities here, den de heavy
4 German no like dem\ — Ah, Madame I
" c eft par la plus grand fa tali te de monde—
u dat I left tout mon courage dere."

Terefa. " It is a pity, indeed, that you
" did lb, for it prevents my rewarding you
** as I otherwife would have done."
• Petit. " Mais tell me, Madame, what*
"■!■ can do for your fatisfa&ion : Je ffraV
"-tout — tout mon poffible. "*

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Terefa. u Well, then, as I told you be-
44 fore, the moment I hear that Major de
" Nordenfhiid is certainly dead, aik what
** favour ypu will of me, I promife to
** grant it.

Petit. u Mais, man Dieu 9 Madame !
"pourquoi make die de charming Major ?'*

Terefa. " That is no bufinefs otyour's.
" But what a fool I am to wafte my
a . time with a fellow who has not courage
"enough to be happy; either determine
", to obey my orders, that lie fealed up
4< on my drefling-table, or leave me this

" inftant.*

Petit, (going towards the toilette in a
melancholy manner.) « I . fee nothing,
"Madame. Ah! ma is voila npe little
4i poudre — cefi tme autre chofe — oui! qui!
" to drink in de caffe or chocolate : me
" underftand you ijow (capering about)
" de Major be dead very foon, dat me
€€ affure you, Madame ; me thought you
" wanted me to kill him par force , et pour
u cela I have not de courage ; mats pour
** le poudre > de tout mon coeur — oui 9 char-
** tnante dee/ft, votre pauvre Petit will ftill
. , "be

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f < be happy/' (attempting to kifs her
hand,

Terefa. (withdrawing it.) " Not till
" the dead march beats to, his funeral ;
u now leave me."

Petit. " Me no go till I receive de ear-
** nefl of your favour/' .

Terefa gaye him her hand to kifi, and
laid, " now go, but let me fee you fibon
" again, when I hope you will be the
" welcome meifenget! of . agreeable news."
Petit unwillingly obeyed her orders. ." I
" think j I: am ^certain of him/* faid ihe;
and after throwing berlelf about for fbme
time in a. reftlefs, uneafy mannef, ihe
rung her bell, when her femme de chambre
entered; ihe inquired if the captain had
called while Ihe was at court ; no, was the
anfwer fhe received. " The fecretary/'— *•
" No ! M w-"'I think I am forfaken by all
" the world/' faid fhe; " but let them be;*
" ware, their time may likewife come.'*
With thefe pious intentions Ihe retired to
bed, but not to reft.

A kind of dead calm reigned at court

for fome time after Terefa's firft attempt on

L 3. Albert's

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Albert^ life.; every one fufpefted her of
being the caufe of it, and his enemies
hoped fhe would repeat the attempt, and
be more faccefsful another time : they
therefore thought it better patiently td
wait for an event which would rid them of
a detefted rival, without endangering their
reputation.

Nordia, like moft other courts, was
confumed by inteftine divifions ; the king's