Memories of the Kaiser's court . y on his way to the funeral,of his uncle the King of Denmark, met his deathby an accident in a lonely part of the road, layfor a time unrecognized, and then, his identitybecoming known, the Emperor sent off his son,Prince Eitel Fritz, with instructions to renderall possible help in the distressing body of the young prince for two nightsremained in the little village church near theplace where the accident happened, guarded byPrussian soldiers and the two sons of the Kaiser—for the Crown Prince, whose wifes brother ismarried to a daughter of th
Memories of the Kaiser's court . y on his way to the funeral,of his uncle the King of Denmark, met his deathby an accident in a lonely part of the road, layfor a time unrecognized, and then, his identitybecoming known, the Emperor sent off his son,Prince Eitel Fritz, with instructions to renderall possible help in the distressing body of the young prince for two nightsremained in the little village church near theplace where the accident happened, guarded byPrussian soldiers and the two sons of the Kaiser—for the Crown Prince, whose wifes brother ismarried to a daughter of the Duke, was also sentby the Emperor to do what he could to softenthe sad tragedy. They watched all night by thecoffin and escorted it on its way to burial. A few weeks afterwards, Ernest Augustus, thesecond son of the Duke, by his brothers deathbecome heir to the family feud, came on his fathersbehalf to thank the Emperor for his sympathyand aid in their sorrow. For the first time intheir lives he and the Kaisers daughter met,. THK DUKE AND DUCHESS OF BRUNSWICK CONCLUSION 303 spent an hour or so in each others company,and then, his mission fulfilled, he departed a new element had been introduced into thequarrel: so strong was the mutual attraction feltby the two young people for each other that, inspite of the short time of their meeting, in spiteof the tremendous prejudices and difficulties inthe way, they at last wore down the oppositionand conquered the accumulated hate of the most practised diplomats failed toachieve, this boy and girl accomplished, and atlast, through many troubles, delays, and vexations,won their way to their hearts desire. On the evening of the wedding of the Princesswith Prince Ernest of Cumberland, now Duke ofBrunswick, at the beginning of the historic TorchDance which concludes the ceremonies, the radiantbride, taking her father by one hand and theDuke of Cumberland by the other, walked betweenthem round the hall to the sound of
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