Note Footnote 21: — Chapter XXIII
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Dear Sir and Brother,—General Count von der Gröben has brought me the official letter of your Majesty, as well as the confidential one,21 and I send your kind messenger back, with these two answers to you. He will be able to tell you, orally, what I can express only imperfectly in writing, how deep my pain is, after our going so far, faithfully, hand in hand, to see you, at this weighty moment, separating yourself from us. My pain is still further increased by the fact that I cannot even conceive the grounds which move your Majesty to take this step.