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Meanwhile, Elizabeth had made herself absoluteto the throne-room, she had taken possession of the

throne of her father, and ad her

They lay upon their knees before her, these cowardly instruments of

despotism; they bowed their heads in the dust, and these four or five

thousand slaves, to which number the followers of the empress already

aent

and the young emperor at her coent should regain a e in the palace, Grunstein and

Woronzow, by Lestocq's command, led their men to Munnich's and

Osterreat nuht have been disposed to

draw the sword for Anna Leopoldowna Lestocq had thought of every

thing, had considered every thing; at the saent's palace with Elizabeth, he sent to the printer the manifesto

which proclaimed Elizabeth as empress With the appearance of the sun

in the horizon, Elizabeth was recognized as ehout the whole enized

her? It was not the people, for in Russia there are no people--there are

only masters and slaves Elizabeth had becoenerous confidence had favored her; not the

exigencies of the people, nor the tyranny of her predecessor had

called her to the throne, but she had attained to it by the cunning

and intrigues of some few confederates She had beco only physician to a poor princess; because