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He  tried  to  deserve  his  masters'  praise  by  hard  work  and
exemplary  behaviour.

He  liked  to  listen  to  the  old  generals  when  they  related
wa-stories  taken  from  their  own  experiences.

II.  (pp.  7—0)

IIihe  comes  to  know  it  he  will  punish  you.

It  was  a  gigantic  task  to  raise  130,  Ooo  men  and  to  train

them  secretly.

In  the  summer  we  frequently  made  excursions  to  the

neighbouring  islands.

The  real  cause  of  her  illness  was  sorrow  for  the  misfortunes

  of  her  beloved  country.

During  a  visit  at  her  father's  she  became  so  ill  that  the

worst  had  to  be  feared.

.  As  soon  as  the  king  heard  this  he  started  with  his  two

SORns.

TLhe  uppermost  thought  of  tüe  great  qucen  was  the

liberation  of  the  Fatherland  from  the  disgrace  and  humiliation
  which  Napoleon's  victories  had  brought  upon  it.

As  the  great  Elector  had  at  PTehrbellin  avenged  his  father's

deleat,  so  Queen  Louise  hoped  that  her  sons  would  win
back  the  national  glory  of  tbeir  Country.

Eren  on  her  deathbed  she  exhorted  her  sons  never  to

forget  that  there  lircs  deep  in  the  heart  of  tbe  German
people  a  sense  of  duty  and  justice.

With  this  queen  there  passed  away  from  this  life  one  of
the  greatest  women  of  all  time.

The  early  death  of  their  beloved  queen  filled  the  hearts  of
all  classes  of  the  population  with  unspeakable  grief.

Prince  William  who  had  placed  a  simple  wreath  of  oakleaves
  on  the  deathbed  of  his  mother  remained,  young  as
he  then  was,  ever  mindful  of  her  last  exhortation  as
long  as  he  lived.

III  (pp.  11—18)

They  have  fallen  out,  and  since  their  falling  out  his  star
seems  to  be  on  the  wane.

General  Vork  tock  a  bold  step  when  be,  on  his  own