ROBINSON（withsomeemphasis，asaBritannicgentleman）。\"’RussiaisnottheonlyPowerthathasengagementswithAustria，andthatmustkeepthemtoo！Sothat，howeveraversetoabreach——’
KING（\"layinghisfingeronhisnose，\"markhim；——aloud，andwithsucheyes）。\"’Nothreats，Sir，ifyouplease！Nothreats’[\"inaloudvoice，\"fingertonose，andwithsucheyeslookinginuponme]。
HYNDFORD（heavilycomingtotherescue）。\"’AmsurehisExcellencyisfarfromsuchmeaning，Sire。HisExcellencywilladvancenothingsoverycontrarytohisInstructions。’——Podewilstooputinsomethingproper\"intheappeasingway。
ROBINSON。\"’Sire，IamnottalkingofwhatthisPowerorthatmeanstodo；butofwhatwillcomeofitself。Toprophesyisnottothreaten，Sire！ItismyzealforthePublicthatbroughtmehither；and——’
KING。\"’ThePublicwillbemuchobligedtoyou，Monsieur！Buthearme。WithrespecttoRussia，youknowhowmattersstand。FromtheKingofPolandIhavenothingtofear。AsfortheKingofEngland，——heismyrelation[dearUncle，inthePawnbrokersense]，heismyall:ifhedon’tattackme，Iwon’thim。Andifhedo，thePrinceofAnhalt[OldDessaueroutatGottinyonder]willtakecareofhim。’