. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. The following year, 1861, Bismarck spent the most of the sum-mer in Pomerania, and part of it in Baden-Baden, where he wasconsiderably consulted by King William in political affairs. Inthe large coronation painting by Menzel, he forms a conspicuousand significative object. From Konigsberg he returned to hispost at Petersburg. His outward appearance had much changed: he looked much 286 THE CORONATION. more like what we see him now. His once rich hair has grownsomewhat thin, which makes the forehead very prominent; hisenormous beard had disappeared
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. The following year, 1861, Bismarck spent the most of the sum-mer in Pomerania, and part of it in Baden-Baden, where he wasconsiderably consulted by King William in political affairs. Inthe large coronation painting by Menzel, he forms a conspicuousand significative object. From Konigsberg he returned to hispost at Petersburg. His outward appearance had much changed: he looked much 286 THE CORONATION. more like what we see him now. His once rich hair has grownsomewhat thin, which makes the forehead very prominent; hisenormous beard had disappeared in Frankfurt; the features are very marked, but a humor- ;«: l|.!;|ffl|.,|iiii t^mgg^. ous smile still plays abouthis lips; his eyes retain theirfire, and his firm bearing isstill preserved. In his let-ters the old hearty spirit stillis evident in all its fresh-ness, nor is good - humorwanting; but sometimesthere is a feeling of mourn-fulness, which, althoughslightly toned, still showsthat he had not come un-wounded from the fiercecontest. The following letters be-long to this period of hiscareer:— BISMARCK TO HIS WIFE. Pskow, 28th March, lengthened herself out under our wheels, and at eachstation the versts gave birth to young; but we have now runinto the haven of the railway. From Konigsberg we travelledfor ninety-six hours without intermission; at Kowno we sleptfour hours, and three in Egypt (a station near Diinaberg), Ithink, the day before yesterday. I am now very well, but myskin is still burning, as I was outside almost all night, and wechanged from 1 to 12 degrees of cold, R. The snow was so deepthat we literally remained sticking with six to eight
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