Struensee's Confession--A Hopeless Defence--Brandt's Firmness--Dr. Münter--Materialism--Death of Bernstorff--A Pious Letter--A Roman Mother--The Convert--D'Alembert--Struensee's Apology--The other Prisoners 178 CHAPTER IX. THE QUEEN'S TRIAL. The Queen's Letters--An Extorted Confession--The High Court of Inquiry--The Indictment--Statement of Witnesses--Revolting Details--Amateur Detectives--The Maids in Waiting--Fräulein von Eyben--Sentiments--Presents--The Verdict Demanded 203 CHAPTER X. THE QUEEN'S DEFENCE. Caroline Matilda's Feelings--Advocate Uldall--The Defence--The Queen's Innocence--A Fair Trial Demanded--Character of the Evidence--The Law of Adultery--Value of Evidence--Struensee's Favour--Fräulein von Eyben--Trifles Light as Air--The Queen's Attendants--A Flaw in the Argument--Reverdil's Appeal--The Sentence 231 CHAPTER XI. A JEALOUS ADVOCATE. The Indictment of Struensee--Historical Introduction--Coarse Jests--Brandt's Assault on the King--Treatment of the Prince Royal--The Minister of State--Abolition of the Council--Disbandment of the Guards--Alleged Forgery--The Queen's Bouquet--The Sentence Demanded 255 CHAPTER XII. A LUKEWARM DEFENCE. Uldall's Speedy Reply--Breach of the Law--Weak Arguments--Personalities Appealed Against--Explanations--An Appeal to Mercy--Falckenskjold's Opinion of the Affair--Reverdil speaks his Mind--Conduct of the Favourites--The Bribe to Holck--Count Bernstorff--The Fiscal General's Reply--A Savage Opponent 297 CHAPTER XIII. STRUENSEE'S APOLOGY. The Travelling Doctor--Count Holck--The Foreign Tour--Struensee at Court--The Queen's Confidence--The Mutual Friend--The Holstein Progress--Holck Dismissed--The Ministry--The King's Advisers--Count von Rantzau--The Russian Alliance--The New Cabinet--Struensee's Advice--The Cabinet Minister--Education of the Prince Royal 328 LIFE AND TIMES OF CAROLINE MATILDA. CHAPTER I. A GATHERING STORM. THE ANONYMOUS LETTER--INCENDIARY PLACARDS--THE SAILORS AT HIRSCHHOLM--ALARM AT COURT--THE FEAST OF THE BŒUF ROTI--THE CONSPIRACY--FALCKENSKJOLD'S ADVICE--STRUENSEE'S ALARMS--BRANDT'S LEVITY--THE SECOND LETTER--BRANDT'S RESOLUTION.