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Identifier: memoriesofkaiser00toph (find matches)
Title: Memories of the Kaiser's court
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Topham, Anne, 1864-1927
Subjects: William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941 Germany -- Court and courtiers
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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bleas it is fascinating. For the rest of the day the Schloss garden wascrowded with groups of peasants, some of themtiny boys and girls, all anxious to see the Kaiserin,and above all die kleine Prinzessin, who hasalways kept a very special place in the hearts ofthe German people. A curious rumour, one of those inexplicabletales which, though totally devoid of foundation,are yet firmly accepted and become one more ofthose popular errors so tenaciously held, a whis-pered story with regard to the Princess, withwhich she herself is much amused, has alwaysbeen current in Germany—even in the remotestcorners of the Empire—to the effect that she isdeaf and dumb. How this extraordinary ideaarose can never be known, for at every stage ofher existence the Princess has lagged nowaysbehind other children in volubility of expressionand quickness of hearing. Once at the sea-side a faithful forester, a trueand loyal German subject, approached the Courtphysician, who was in attendance on the royal
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DONAU-ESCHINGEN AND METZ 143 children, paddling in the briny a short distanceaway, and expressed his unmitigated sorrow atthe misfortune suffered by the Imperial Family,in that their only daughter should be so deeplyafflicted. At the moment one of those healthy spells ofzanking happened to take place between thePrincess and her brother. Do you hear that ? said the genial doctor. Can you hear your deaf-and-dumb Princesstalking ? She was indeed talking in tones thatcarried to quite a distance. Go a little nearerand listen. The man stopped a short distance away, anddrank in the sounds as though they were heavenlymusic. The poor afflicted child of his imaginationfled for ever. He turned with his face radiating joy. Gott sei dank I he ejaculated. Now Iknow its not true, but I was always afraid. Peoplealways said she was taub-stumm. Now I can tellthem what fools they are. Ive heard Her RoyalHighness with my own ears. He departedjoyously to spread the glad tidings. But many people are hard t

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