Maria Theresa

h

ther Francis came in

ther with great patien

nce from the family ci

rent to all that was b

osely, his tremulous

h he vainly strove to

ating heart. He thrust

was too proud to cra

hide emotion by a col

had borne a secret sor

brother Carl was prefe

is parents, but he wa

little archduke was n

other. He was awkwa

pression of discontent

on – no one seemed to

nd splendid court, he

of his poor young hea

that outwardly he wa

he glowed with a thou

one, for no one seem

of feeli

da

t before his parents as

in his own defense, h

times he had yawned

had refused to read,

ary of the Fathers on

h

pleasure of her son's

, while he gazed sulle

opp

A

xclaimed the empress,

of God, and refuse to

h

of defiance. "I do n

the books are religio

iresome, and te

aci

empress, with horro

il

at

ather Francis, "let u

hear

h

hing; but he looked at

. The child saw the loo

ed over his face. He r

oward his father, who

n of coming t

rha

e books may be dull

g

N

mpress, "should be du

holy c

A

which we were reading,

said Father Francis;

and instr

se

he father, and spo

W

ugh five volumes of it

Moreover, I don't beli

upid b

h

this, uttered a cry o

art, as she remember t

her on the throne of Au

adly paleness of her f

his wife;s heart, and

nse of

Y

ued Father Francis, "

and the Church. His in

ef, and they are this

ct. The hour of the co

ur majesty'

N

h a deprecating gestu

rence be held in the p

ing that we both know

ch

h

escence, and crossing

of the

ell; and the page who

attendance of the pre

Prince o

a

d upon her hand, and w

oor. The emperor, with

an, looked earnestly a

was trying his best to

tio

Joseph, scarcely able

triumph for my detest

e pleasure of knowing

n

tion, he mastered his

d not move a muscle no

of his accusers

rs

r Porhammer, who gave h

alked the engineer

von Leporini, who in

nstein, who expounded t

Baron von Beck, who

y his governor, Count

ung prince felt a

h

ith grave courtesy, an

his parents what they

ition of t

o

couraging smile dire

s that the archduke wa

d so to do by others,

n conscience. True, hi

y other person; but th

uld be the reverse in

f the archduke's since

any, "allow me to rep

id to me yesterday. W

e of self and of human

r so touched the hear

exclaimed to me, 'We m

one I shall need to kn

men

W

!" exclaimed

r majesty,"' said the

hy for a child of his a

when his mother's death

seem more natural if

es and less of h

llowed these bitter w

ehind the harpsichord

While Count Bathiany

lightly flushed; but

he raised his head, a

same sullen haughtine

n at another, while

First, and most veheme

n. He denounced the

would have any polit

work, in fifteen fol

ed from the imperial ar

rince, even that fai

h

the tutors. One com

ess; a third of diso

red in declaring the a

, and int

i

paler and harder, un

though ever censorious

t, he still kept on m

ry, I will

i

of the agony which, l

ce of her child's whol

that cold and sullen

with sorrow

la

"you are right! He

ling

voice of a conciliator

hich the empress had g

mperor, whose hands s

of the harpsichord,

ced to

h

heavenly melody fell

ble. His features so

now parted, as if to dr

s and every angry fee

music. With a voice of

ist its power and its

h one bound reached his

at

ther, p

h

boy close to his hea

said: "Dear child, I

that you would come wh

h

m her seat, and she now

ing upon her husband an

tears of tenderness

ord of pardon to her s

court ceremony. She wo

seen her otherwise t

n her b

i

astered her emotions;

y flood rolled back up

eyelids fell; not a to

s heard

ou

esa said. "I perceive

humanizing influenc

y has been more powerf

on. Select for him, th

his art to lead my

igi