"No," was the answer; "I was, but I am better now.

I felt I must break something." So much were his nerves affected by the struggle.
The Congress went on without the representative of Prussia.

The Kings and Princes discussed the proposals in secret session.

They enjoyed this unaccustomed freedom; for the first time they had been able to discuss the affairs of their own country without the intervention of their Ministers.

The Ministers had, of course, come to Frankfort, but they found themselves excluded from all participation in affairs.