ChapterIV。
FATHER’SMOTHER。
FriedrichWilhelm’sMother，aswehinted，didnotlivetoseethismarriagewhichshehadforecastinhermaternalheart。Shedied，rathersuddenly，in1705，[1stFebruary（Erman，p。241；Forster，i。114）:born，20thOctober，1666；wedded，28thSeptember1684；
died，1stFebruary，1705。]atHanover，whithershehadgoneonavisit；shortlyafterpartingwiththisheroneboyandchild，FriedrichWilhelm，whoisthenaboutseventeen；whomshehadwitheffortforcedherselftosendabroad，thathemightseetheworldalittle，forthefirsttime。Hersorrowonthisoccasionhasinitsomethingbeautiful，insobrightandgayawoman:showsusthemotherstronginher，toatouchingdegree。Theroughcub，inwhomshenoticedruggedperverseelements，\"tendenciestoavarice，\"andawantofprincelygraces，andthemorebrilliantqualitiesinmindandmanner，hadgivenhermanythoughtsandsomeuneasyones。
Buthewasevidentlyallshehadtoloveintheworld；aruggedcreatureinexpressiblyprecioustoher。Fordaysafterhisdeparture，shehadkeptsolitary；busiedwithlittle；indulginginherownsadreflectionswithoutstint。Amongthepapersshehadbeenscribbling，therewasfoundoneslipwithaHEARTsketchedonit，androundtheheart\"PARTI\"（Gone）:Myheartisgone！——poorlady，andafterwhatajewel！ButNatureisverykindtoallchildrenandtoallmothersthataretruetoher。