CHAPTERIV。
AfewdaysafterthebattleofSorau，theusualcamppostmanbroughtmealetterfrommycousinTrenck，thecolonelofpandours，antedatedatEffekfourmonths，ofwhichthefollowingisacopy：—
\"Yourletter，ofthe12thofFebruary，fromBerlin，informsmeyoudesiretohavesomeHungarianhorses。Ontheseyouwouldcomeandattackmeandmypandours。Isawwithpleasure，duringthelastcampaign，thatthePrussianTrenckwasagoodsoldier；andthatI
mightgiveyousomeproofsofmyattachment，Ithenreturnedthehorseswhichmymenhadtaken。If，however，youwishtohaveHungarianhorses，youmusttakemineinlikemannerfrommeinthefieldofbattle：or，shouldyousothinkfit，comeandjoinonewhowillreceiveyouwithopenarms，likehisfriendandson，andwhowillprocureyoueveryadvantageyoucandesire，\"&c。
AtfirstIwasterrifiedatreadingthisletter，yetcouldnothelpsmiling。CornetWagenitz，nowgeneralinchiefoftheHesseCasselforces，andLieutenantGrotthausen，bothnowalive，andthenpresent，weremycampcomrades。Igavethemthelettertoread，andtheylaughedatitscontents。Itwasdeterminedtoshowittooursuperiorofficer，Jaschinsky，onapromiseofsecrecy，anditwasaccordinglyshownhimwithinanhourafteritwasreceived。