Excerpt from Autobiography, Vol. 32: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published, Written by the Parties Themselves; With Brief Introductions, and Compendious Sequels, Carrying on the Narrative to the Death of Each Writer
The king's chamber now presented a picture at once solemn and gloomy. Grouped together on one side the bed might be seen the different noblemen in attendance upon his majesty; a little removed stood the clergy, concealed from the invalid by the closely drawn curtains; in the midst of these contending parties were the princesses going from one to the other, vainly seeking by mild and gentle mediation to produce a satisfactory arrangement. It was at length understood.
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