A private assassination he every moment looked for; and though Harrison assured him that his apprehensions were entirely groundless, it was by that catastrophe, so frequent with dethroned princes, that he expected to terminate his life.

In appearance, as well as in reality, the king was now dethroned.

All the exterior symbols of sovereignty were withdrawn, and his attendants had orders to serve him without ceremony.

At first, he was shocked with instances of rudeness and familiarity, to which he had been so little accustomed.

"Nothing so contemptible as a despised prince!" was the reflection which they suggested to him.