. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. rse; it is drawnfrom life. V. is vain and malicious, but who is not? It is mere- 808 FAMILY LIFE. ly a question bow life has ripened the nature of one or anotherwith worm-holes, sunshine or wet weather, bitter, sweet, or the whole time at my command, there has been humbugof all sorts; so I have written away up to two oclock, and atthree the messenger must be on the railway. THE SAME TO THE SAME. Petersburg, 7th March, make use of an English courier to send you a greeting of afew lines; a groan at all the illness with which Go
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. rse; it is drawnfrom life. V. is vain and malicious, but who is not? It is mere- 808 FAMILY LIFE. ly a question bow life has ripened the nature of one or anotherwith worm-holes, sunshine or wet weather, bitter, sweet, or the whole time at my command, there has been humbugof all sorts; so I have written away up to two oclock, and atthree the messenger must be on the railway. THE SAME TO THE SAME. Petersburg, 7th March, make use of an English courier to send you a greeting of afew lines; a groan at all the illness with which God afflicts have had scarcely a day all this winter on which we were allwell in the house. Johanna has a cough just now, which quiteexhausts her, so that she must not go out; Bill is in bed withfever, pains in body and throat—the physician can not tell us yetwhat will come of jt; our new governess scarcely hopes to seeGermany again. She has been lying prostrate for weeks, dailyweaker and more helpless; the doctor thinks probably gallop-. PAEIS. 309 ing consumption will be the end of it. I am only well when outshooting; directly I enter a ball-room or a theatre I catch cold,and neither eat nor sleep. As soon as the climate is milder Ishall send them, stock, block, and barrel, to Peinfeld. The in-difference with which I contemplate a transfer is much dimin-ished by these facts: I should scarcely have the courage to facenext winter here. Johanna will scarcely be persuaded to allowme to return hither by myself. If I am not transferred I shallperhaps seek a longer leave of absence. I have recently had a letter from ; he believes he is intended to be sent here, but would rather go to Paris; he thinks me intended for London,and I have somewhat familiarized myself with the from the Prince spoke of s resignation and my suc-cession ; I do not think this is the intention, but should declinewere it so. Independently of political exigencies, I do not feelmyself well e
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