. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. his cabinet, shut in with treble-locked doors. He onlyleaves it to wait upon the King, and his closest advisers canscarcely obtain access to him. Nevertheless, I ventured to re-quest an audience of the Prime Minister of the King of de Bismarck immediately sent word that he would receive mein the evening. When I entered that study—where the peace of Europe, asit were, was hanging by a thread, but which I found was onhguarded by a bolt—I saw before me a man of tall stature, and ofanimated countenance. On his broad, high, and smooth fore-
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. his cabinet, shut in with treble-locked doors. He onlyleaves it to wait upon the King, and his closest advisers canscarcely obtain access to him. Nevertheless, I ventured to re-quest an audience of the Prime Minister of the King of de Bismarck immediately sent word that he would receive mein the evening. When I entered that study—where the peace of Europe, asit were, was hanging by a thread, but which I found was onhguarded by a bolt—I saw before me a man of tall stature, and ofanimated countenance. On his broad, high, and smooth fore-head, I perceived with some surprise the presence of much be-nevolence, mingled with persistency. Monsieur de Bismarck isfair and somewhat bald; he wears a military mustache, andspeaks rather with soldier-like brevity than with diplomatic cau-tion. His air is that of the aristocrat and courtier, improved byall the charm of the most polished courtesy. He advanced to re-ceive me, took me by the hand, led me to a seat, and offered mea ?flBST ? c- \ -~9 - r^ .?o ?^-^ MAJOR-GENERAL AND CHANCELLOR OF THE CONFEDERATION. CONVERSATION WITH MONSIEUR DE VILBORT. 417 Monsieur le Ministre, I said to him after a little prelimin-ary conversation, :I, like many of my countrymen, am mostanxious to be thoroughly enlightened on the true interests of theGerman nation. Permit me, therefore, to express myself withentire frankness. I am glad to confess that, in her foreign pol-icy, Prussia seems, at the present time, to be pursuing objectswith which the French nation sympathizes in no ordinary man-ner, such as the complete emancipation of Italy from Austrianinfluence, and the establishment of an united Germany, based onuniversal suffrage. But is there not a flat contradiction be-tween your Prussian and German policies ? You declare anational parliament to be the only fountain in which Germanycan find rejuvenescence, the only form of supreme authority bywhich she can realize her future des
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