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"I know, I know," said Biron, with a sly s the

roo, he re him sharply in the eye, said:

"Shall I for once interpret your thoughts, Field-Marshal Count Munnich?

Shall I for once tell you why you used all your influence to decide the

Eency? Ah, you had a sharp eye, a sure

glance, and consequently discovered that Anna had long since resolved

in her heart to naency, before you undertook to confirm

her in this resolve by your sage counsels But you said to yourself:

'This good empress loves the Duke of Courland; hence she will

undoubtedly desire to render hireat and happy in spite of all

opposition, and if I aid in this by my advice I shall bind both parties

toto be devoted to her favorite,

and the favorite, by aiding him in the accomplishment of his ambitious

plans I shall therefore secure my own position, both for the present

and future!' Confess to hts

and calculations"