"Something must have occurred, otherwise he is very tractable.

Ah! there comes the prince.

I will go to meet him, and communicate to him the king's command--I will await your royal highness here until you have spoken with the king, if you will have the grace to seek me." "I will return by all means, if you will have the kindness to wait for me," replied the prince, smiling, and hastened to the interview with his royal uncle.
Frederick was seated in his arm-chair, upon his lap Alkmene, when the crown prince entered.

"Bon jour, mon neveu! pardon me," said he, with a friendly nod, "that I remain seated, and do not rise to greet the future King of Prussia." "Sire, Heaven grant that many years pass before I succeed to the title which my great and unapproachable predecessor has borne with so much wisdom and fame, that one can well doubt the being able to emulate his example, and must content himself to live under the shadow of his intelligence and fame!" Frederick slowly shook his head.

"The people will not be satisfied, nor the coffers filled by fame.