. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. , on the gable, are the arms of Blumenthal. The steps of thestairway are occupied by orange-trees, myrtles, and laurels. Wesaw a young donkey running about, who was eating the fallenlaurel-leaves with a very good appetite. The possessor of Varzinmust feel very much flattered that laurels abound so much in hishouse that there are enough to feed donkeys! On this open staircase, or rather verandah, Bismarck receiveshis guests, like a simple country nobleman, in a green coat, whitewaistcoat, and yellow neckcloth, and with a hearty shake of thehand ma
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. , on the gable, are the arms of Blumenthal. The steps of thestairway are occupied by orange-trees, myrtles, and laurels. Wesaw a young donkey running about, who was eating the fallenlaurel-leaves with a very good appetite. The possessor of Varzinmust feel very much flattered that laurels abound so much in hishouse that there are enough to feed donkeys! On this open staircase, or rather verandah, Bismarck receiveshis guests, like a simple country nobleman, in a green coat, whitewaistcoat, and yellow neckcloth, and with a hearty shake of thehand makes them free of the hospitality of his house. On this 452 BISMAECK SHOOTING. verandah the Countess stands with her daughter, and looks withbeaming eyes and happy face after the three sportsmen who areproceeding towards the forest and wave their hands in greetingback to her. And for others—for every one—it is a pleasantsight to see Count Bismarck walking between his sons, his rifleover his shoulder, or riding on horseback. On this verandah. also the last farewell takes place between mother and sons. Af-ter the longest possible holiday, they return to school at Berlin,while Bismarck himself orders the postillion to make haste, thathe may not lose the mid-day train at Coslin. The honest Pome-ranian, with the well-fed face above his orange collar, has no ideathat there exists an intimate bond between himself and the erreat INTERIOR OF VARZIN. 453 Minister—that in his capacity, as Chancellor of the North Ger-man Confederation, he is his highest representative. The interior of the mansion of Varzin is habitable and comfort-able, but there is nothing otherwise remarkable about it. Tothe right of the hall on which you enter, is the dining-room,which is connected with the kitchen and servants rooms in theleft wing; to the left is the Counts room, the large centre-tableof which is covered with maps. Maps, especially those of a mi-nute kind, are an old hobby of Bismarcks ; if a tri
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