\"Catharinesteeredtowardsherstars。Loverswerevouchsafedher，ofakind（hersmallstars，aswemaycallthem）；and，atlength，throughperilousintricacies，thebigstar，AutocracyofAlltheRussias，——throughwhathorrorsofintricacy，thatlast！ShehadhopedalwaysitwouldbebyHusbandPeterthatshe，withthedeepersteadyhead，wouldbeAutocrat:buttheintricacieskeptincreasing，grewatlasttothestranglingpitch；anditcametobe，betweenPeterandher，’EitheryoutoSiberia（perhapsFARTHER），orelseI！’AnditwasPeterthathadtogo；——inwhathideouswayiswellenoughknown；noSiberia，noHolsteinthoughttobefarenoughforPeter:——andCatharine，merelyweepingalittleforhim，mountedtotheAutocracyherself。Andthen，thebigstarofstarsbeingoncehers，shehad，notintheloverkindalone，butinalluncelestialkinds，wholenebulaeandmilky—waysofsmallstars。AverySemiramis，theLouis—QuatorzeofthoseNorthernParts。’SecondCreatressofRussia，’secondPetertheGreatinasense。Tomenoneoftheloveliestobjects；yetthereareuglier，howinfinitelyuglier:objectgrandiose，ifnotgreat。\"——
WereturntoFriedrichandtheDeathofCatin。
ColonelHordt，Ibelieve，wasthefirstwhocrediblyapprisedFriedrichofthegreatRussianEvent。ColonelHordt，lateoftheFree—CorpsHORDT，butcaptivesincesoonaftertheKunersdorftime；
andwhosedolefulquasi—infernal\"twenty—fivemonthsandthreedays\"intheCitadelofPetersburghavechangedinonehourintocelestialgloriesintheCourtofthatCity；——asreadersshallthemselvesseeanon。ByHordtorbywhomsoever，theinstantFriedrichheard，byanauthenticsource，ofthenewCzar’sAccession，Friedrichhastenedtoturnrounduponhimwiththefriendliestattitude，witharmsasifreadytoopen；dismissingallhisRussianPrisoners；andtestifying，ineverypoliteandroyalway，howgladlyhewouldadvanceifpermitted。TowhichtheCzar，byHordtandbyotherchannels，imperiallyresponded；rushingforward，he，asifwitharmsflungwide。
January31stisOrderfromtheKing，[InSCHONING，iii。275