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Count Falkenstein In Paris.

Graf Falkenstein in Paris.

CX. The Queen and The "Dames de la Halle."

CX. Die Königin und die „Dames de la Halle".

CXI. The Adopted Son of the Queen.

CXI. Der Adoptivsohn der Königin.

CXII. "Chantons, Celebrons Notre Reine."

CXII. „Chantons, Célébrons Notre Reine".

CXIII. The Hotel Turenne.

CXIII. Das Hotel Turenne.

CXIV. The Denouement.

CXIV. Die Auflösung.

CXV. The Parting.

CXV. Der Abschied.

CXVI. Joseph and Louis.

CXVI. Joseph und Ludwig.

CXVII. The Promenade and the Epigram.

CXVII. Der Spaziergang und das Epigramm.

CXVIII. The Dinner en Famille.

CXVIII. Das Familienessen.

CXIX. A Visit to Jean Jacques Rousseau.

CXIX. Ein Besuch bei Jean Jacques Rousseau.

CXX. The Parting.

CXX. Der Abschied.

CXXI. Death of the Elector of Bavaria.

CXXI. Tod des Kurfürsten von Bayern.

CXXII. A Page From History.

CXXII. Ein Blatt aus der Geschichte.

CXXIII. The Emperor as Commander-In-Chief.

CXXIII. Der Kaiser als Oberbefehlshaber.

CXXIV. Secret Negotiations for Peace.

CXXIV. Geheime Friedensverhandlungen.

CXXV. Fraternal Discord.

CXXV. Brüderliche Zwietracht.

CXXVI. The Defeat.

CXXVI. Die Niederlage.

CXXVII. The Revenge.

CXXVII. Die Rache.

CXXVIII. A Letter to the Empress of Russia.

CXXVIII. Ein Brief an die Kaiserin von Russland.

CXXIX. The Gratitude of Princes.

CXXIX. Die Dankbarkeit der Fürsten.

CXXX. Frederick The Great.

CXXX. Friedrich der Große.

CXXXI, "The Darkest Hour is Before Day."

CXXXI. „Die dunkelste Stunde liegt vor dem Morgengrauen".

CXXXII. The Emperor and his Mother.

CXXXII. Der Kaiser und seine Mutter.

CXXXIII. Prince Potemkin.

CXXXIII. Fürst Potemkin.

CXXXIV. The Prussian Ambassador.

CXXXIV. Der preußische Botschafter.

CXXXV. The Austrian Ambassador.

CXXXV. Der österreichische Botschafter.

CXXXVI. The Empress Catharine.

CXXXVI. Die Kaiserin Katharina.

CXXXVII. The Czarina and her Master.

CXXXVII. Die Zarin und ihr Meister.

CXXXVIII A Diplomatic Defeat.

CXXXVIII. Eine diplomatische Niederlage.

CXXXIX. The Czarina and the Kaiser.

CXXXIX. Die Zarin und der Kaiser.

THE REIGN OF JOSEPH

DIE REGENTSCHAFT JOSEPHS

CXL. The Oath.

CXL. Der Eid.

CXLI. Prince Kaunitz.

CXLI. Fürst Kaunitz.

CXLII. The Banker and his Daughter.

CXLII. Der Bankier und seine Tochter.

CXLIII. The Countess Baillou,

CXLIII. Die Gräfin Baillou,

CXLIV. The Expulsion of the Clarisserines.

CXLIV. Die Vertreibung der Klarissinnen.

CXLV. Count Podstadsky'S Escort.

CXLV. Graf Podstadskys Geleit.

CXLVI. The Lampoon.

CXLVI. Die Schmähschrift.

CXLVII. The Petitioners.

CXLVII. Die Bittsteller.

CXLVIII. The Petitioners.

CXLVIII. Die Bittsteller.

CXLIX. The Lady Patroness.

CXLIX. Die Schirmherrin.

CL. Mother and Son.

CL. Mutter und Sohn.

CLI. The Two Oaths.

CLI. Die zwei Eide.

CLII. New-Fashioned Obsequies.

CLII. Neumodische Leichenfeierlichkeiten.

CLIII. The Pope in Vienna.

CLIII. Der Papst in Wien.

CLIV. The Flight.

CLIV. Die Flucht.

CLV. The Marriage before God.

CLV. Die Ehe vor Gott.

CLVI. The Park.

CLVI. Der Park.

CLVII. The Parting.

CLVII. Der Abschied.

CLVIII. Colonel Szekuly.

CLVIII. Oberst Szekuly.

CLIX. The Pope's Departure.

CLIX. Die Abreise des Papstes.

CLX. The Repulse.

CLX. Die Zurückweisung.

CLXI. The Count in the Pillory.

CLXI. Der Graf am Pranger.

CLXII. The Nemesis.

CLXII. Die Nemesis.

CLXIII.

CLXIII.

Vocabulary

Graf
Count or earl, a noble title
in
In, into, or inside a place
Die
Definite article for feminine or plural nouns
Königin
Queen, female ruler or monarch
und
And, coordinating conjunction connecting words
die
Definite article for feminine or plural nouns
Halle
Large hall or covered market building
Der
Definite article for masculine nominative nouns
Adoptivsohn
Adopted son taken into a family
der
Definite article for masculine or genitive nouns
Das
Definite article for neuter nominative nouns
Hotel
Building offering paid lodging and services
Auflösung
Dissolution, resolution, or breaking up of something
Abschied
Farewell, departure, or act of saying goodbye
Spaziergang
A leisurely walk taken for pleasure
das
Definite article for neuter nominative nouns
Epigramm
Short witty poem or satirical inscription
Familienessen
Family meal or dinner shared together
Ein
Indefinite article meaning a or an
Besuch
Visit or call paid to someone
bei
At, near, or with someone
Tod
Death, the end of life
des
Definite article in genitive case meaning of the
Kurfürsten
Prince-elector in the Holy Roman Empire
von
Of or from, indicating origin or belonging
Bayern
Bavaria, a state in southern Germany
Blatt
Leaf, page, or sheet of paper
aus
Out of, from, or made of something
Geschichte
History or story of past events
Kaiser
Emperor, supreme ruler of an empire
als
As or than, used in comparisons
Oberbefehlshaber
Supreme commander of armed military forces
Geheime
Secret or confidential, kept from public knowledge
Friedensverhandlungen
Peace negotiations between conflicting parties
Brüderliche
Brotherly or fraternal in nature or attitude
Zwietracht
Discord, strife, or conflict between people
Niederlage
Defeat or loss in a conflict
Rache
Revenge or vengeance taken against someone
Brief
Letter written and sent to someone
an
To, at, or on, indicating direction
Kaiserin
Empress, female ruler of an empire
Russland
Russia, large country in eastern Europe and Asia
Dankbarkeit
Gratitude or thankfulness felt toward someone
Fürsten
Princes or rulers of smaller territories
Große
Great, large, or significant in magnitude
dunkelste
Darkest, superlative of dark in German
Stunde
Hour or a period of sixty minutes
liegt
Lies or is located at a position
vor
Before, in front of, or prior to
dem
Dative definite article meaning to the
Morgengrauen
Dawn or the first light of morning
seine
His or its possessive pronoun in German
Mutter
Mother, female parent of a child
Fürst
Prince or sovereign ruler of a territory
preußische
Prussian, relating to the Kingdom of Prussia
Botschafter
Ambassador representing a country abroad diplomatically
österreichische
Austrian, relating to the country of Austria
Zarin
Tsarina, female ruler of imperial Russia
ihr
Her, their, or your possessive pronoun
Meister
Master, expert, or skilled professional person
Eine
Indefinite article meaning a or an, feminine
diplomatische
Diplomatic, relating to international relations and diplomacy
DIE
Definite article for feminine or plural nouns
REGENTSCHAFT
Regency, rule exercised on behalf of another
Eid
Oath or solemn vow formally sworn
Bankier
Banker, person who works in banking
Tochter
Daughter, female child of a parent
Gräfin
Countess, female holder of a noble title
Vertreibung
Expulsion or driving out from a place
Klarissinnen
Poor Clares, an order of Catholic nuns
Geleit
Escort or safe conduct accompanying someone
Schmähschrift
Defamatory pamphlet or libelous written attack
Bittsteller
Petitioner or supplicant requesting a favor
Schirmherrin
Female patron or protector of an organization
Sohn
Son, male child of a parent
zwei
Two, the number after one
Eide
Oaths, plural of the solemn vow
Neumodische
Newfangled or fashionable in a modern way
Leichenfeierlichkeiten
Funeral ceremonies or burial rites for deceased
Papst
Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church
Wien
Vienna, capital city of Austria
Flucht
Flight or escape from danger or captivity
Ehe
Marriage, union between two people
Gott
God, the supreme divine being
Park
Park, public green area for recreation
Oberst
Colonel, a senior military officer rank
Abreise
Departure, the act of leaving a place
Papstes
Genitive form of Pope, of the Pope
Zurückweisung
Rejection or rebuff of a request
am
At the, contraction of an dem
Pranger
Pillory, a device for public humiliation
Nemesis
Divine retribution or inescapable agent of downfall
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