starvation--yes, I, Gaga. Oh, if only you'd been through it all you

would go down on your knees before the emperor, for he's been a

father to us; yes, a father to us."

She had to be soothed but continued with pious fervor:

"O my God, do Thy best to give the emperor the victory. Preserve

They all repeated this aspiration, and Blanche confessed that she

burned candles for the emperor. Caroline had been smitten by him

and for two whole months had walked where he was likely to pass but