By a miracle the bullet in its passage had passed through without injuring any of the vital parts; and though his convalescence was slow it was steady, and even at the end of the first week the surgeons were able to pronounce a confident opinion that he would get over it.
But it was not until the end of the month that he was allowed to move from his recumbent position.

A week later and he was able to sit up.

On the following day, to his surprise, the Count of Mansfeld strode into his tent.
"Ah! my young friend," he exclaimed, "I am glad indeed to see you so far recovered.

I came to Leipzig with the countess and my daughter; for Leipzig at present is the centre where all sorts of political combinations are seething as in a cooking pot.

It is enough to make one sick of humanity and ashamed of one's country when one sees the greed which is displayed by every one, from the highest of the princes down to petty nobles who can scarce set twenty men in the field.
"Each and all are struggling to make terms by which he may better himself, and may add a province or an acre, as the case may be, to his patrimony at the expense of his neighbours.