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BNL.756.028
16 Dec 1756:21 (2841)
London. Oct. 5. It is said, that the night before his
Prussian majesty set out on his present grand expedition,
there were not the least suspicion of such his intentions.
There was a ball at court, and every thing corresponded with
the name of the place, and appeared as san souci as could
be. At the conclusion of the ball, his majesty asked Mr.
Mitchel our ambassador, what time he got up in a morning,
and whether he could breakfast with him by four o'clock that
morning ? Mr. Mitchel failed not to wait upon his majesty
at the hour appointed; when the King asked him if he would
take a day's hunting with him ? . . . he accompanied the
King for several miles in a post-chaise 'till they came to
the very place where his army was assembled, which had been
ordered thither by different routs and without the least
knowledge of their farther destination. Upon this his
majesty said to Mr. Mitchel,--It is with these I am going to
hunt in Saxony; send my uncle (the King of England) word, I
am doing his business for him.
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