The Fire at the Razumowski Palace--The Prince’s Great Wealth --The Vicissitudes of Court Favour in Russia--Prince Koslowski--A Reminiscence of the Duc d’Orléans--A Re-mark of Talleyrand--Fête at the Comtesse Zichy’s-- Emperor Alexander and his Ardent Wishes for Peace--New Year’s Day, 1815--Grand Ball and Rout--Sir Sidney Smith’s Dinner-Party at the Augarten--His Chequered Life, his Missions and his Projects at the Congress--The King of Bavaria without Money--Departure and Anger of the King of Würtemberg--The Queen of Westphalia--The Announcement of a Sleighing-Party--A Ball at Lord Castlereagh’s, 256 CHAPTER XIV Some Original Types at the Congress--M. Aïdé--A Witticism of the Prince de Ligne--Mme. Pratazoff--Mr. Foneron--The Old Jew--His Noblesse and his Moral Code--Mr. Raily-- His Dinners and his Companions--The Two Dukes--The End of a Gambler--The Sovereigns’ Incognito--Mr. O’Bearn--Ball at the Apollo--Zibin and the King of Prussia--Charles de Rechberg and the King of Bavaria--The Minuet--The King of Denmark--Story of the Bombardment of Copenhagen--The German Lesson, 282 CHAPTER XV Religious Ceremony for the Anniversary of the Death of Louis XVI.--Reception at Talleyrand’s--Discussion on the Subject of Saxony and Poland--The Order of the Day of the Grand-Duke Constantine--A Factum of Pozzo di Borgo--A Sleighing-Party--Entertainment and Fête at Schönbrunn-- Prince Eugène--Recollections of Queen Hortense--The Empress Marie-Louise at the Valley of St. Helena--Second Sleighing-Party--A Funeral, 309 CHAPTER XVI Reception at Madame de Fuchs’s--Prince Philippe d’Hesse-Hombourg--The Journalists and Newsmongers of Vienna--The French Village in Germany--Prince Eugène-- Recollection of the Consulate--Tribulations of M. Denville --Mme. Récamier--The Return of the _Émigré_--Childhood’s Friend, or the Magic of a Name--Ball at Lord Stewart’s-- Alexander proclaimed King of Poland--The Prince Czartoryski --Confidence of the Poles--Count Arthur Potocki--The Revolutions of Poland--Slavery--Vandar--Ivan, or the Polish Serf, 328 CHAPTER XVII The Emperor Alexander, the King of Prussia, and the Naval Officer --Surprise to the Empress of Russia--More Fêtes--A Ball at M. de Stackelberg’s--Paul Kisseleff--Brozin--Fête offered by M. de Metternich--The Ball-Room catches Fire-- Fêtes and Banquet at the Court--Ompteda--Chronicle of the Congress--The Tell-tale Perfume--Recollection of Empress Josephine and Madame Tallien--A Romantic Court Story, 346 CHAPTER XVIII