"I agree to this first proposition," said the king, after a pause,
"and I hope you will allow me to be present at this beautiful fete,
and convince Berlin that we are in hearty unison. Have you no other
conditions?"

"Yes, one more."

"What is it?"

"That my marriage shall take place, at the latest, in a month."

"You will thus fulfil my particular and personal wish," said the
king, smiling. "I am anxious to have this marriage over, for, after
the gayeties, I wish to leave Berlin. All the arrangements and
contracts are completed, and I think now there is no obstacle in the
way of the marriage. Have you another wish, my brother?"

"No, sire."

"Then allow me to beg you to grant me a favor. I wish to leave a
kind remembrance of this eventful hour in your heart, and I
therefore give you a small memento of the same. Will you accept my
castle of Rheinsberg, with all its surroundings, as a present from
me? Will you grant me this pleasure, my brother?"

The king offered his hand, with a loving smile, to Henry, and
received with apparent pleasure his ardent thanks.

"I chose Rheinsberg," he said, kindly, "not because it is my