You've served me for thirty years; you've saved my life twice: they are all knaves and harlots about my poor old father here--no honest men or women--you are the only one--you saved my life; tell me what am I to do ?" Thus from insulting Monsieur de Magny, the poor distracted Prince fell to supplicating him; and, at last, fairly flung himself down, and burst out in an agony of tears.
'Old Magny, one of the most rigid and cold of men on common occasions, when he saw this outbreak of passion on the Prince's part, became, as my informant has described to me, as much affected as his master.

The old man from being cold and high, suddenly fell, as it were, into the whimpering querulousness of extreme old age.

He lost all sense of dignity; he went down on his knees, and broke out into all sorts of wild incoherent attempts at consolation; so much so, that Weissenborn said he could not bear to look at the scene, and actually turned away from the contemplation of it.
'But, from what followed in a few days, we may guess the results of the long interview.

The Prince, when he came away from the conversation with his old servant, forgot his fatal box of papers and sent the page back for them.

The General was on his knees praying in the room when the young man entered, and only stirred and looked wildly round as the other removed the packet.