Footnote 11: In January 1850 (_vide_ article “The Year of Reaction”), after commenting on the interposition of Russia to save Austria in the Hungarian war, we stated our belief that the Czar did not render such a service to his brother-despot for nothing. “_It is more than probable_,” we said, “_that a secret treaty, offensive and defensive, already unites the two powers_; that the crushing of the Magyars was bought by the condition that the extension of Muscovite influence in Turkey was to be connived at; _and that the Czar will one day advance to Constantinople without fear, because he knows that his right flank is secure on the side of Austria_.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES 1. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 3. Re-indexed footnotes using numbers and collected together at the end of the last chapter. 4. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.