Memoirs of Prince Adam Czartoryski and His Correspondence with Alexander I

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III JOURNEY TO VOLIIVXIA AND PODOLIA. INTERVIEW WITH FREDERICK TIIE REAT. Before leaving for Volhynia, I went with my tutor to pay a visit to Prince Lubomirski. This was the last time that I saw him; he did not long enjoy the fortune which his wife had inherited, and died in the same year,...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III JOURNEY TO VOLIIVXIA AND PODOLIA. INTERVIEW WITH FREDERICK TIIE REAT. Before leaving for Volhynia, I went with my tutor to pay a visit to Prince Lubomirski. This was the last time that I saw him; he did not long enjoy the fortune which his wife had inherited, and died in the same year, universally regretted. He lived in the palace which afterwards became that of the Tarnowskis, and belonged by right to the Czarto- ryskis. The Princess and her husband were very sensible people, but as often happens in the marriages of great families, their characters were not suited to each other. The Prince left heavy debts which his widow admitted and scrupulously paid. His sallies and repartees were characteristically Polish. My mother esteemed him greatly, and he was a true friend to her. I do not know on what occasion he once said to her that he would come to see her after his death, and for a long time she feared he would keep his word. These apprehensions recurred nightly, when everybody was asleep; the slightest noise recalled to her the promise of her deceased friend. VOL. I. C We left for the estates in Podolia with a large suite. My father at that time had a very numerous court, chiefly composed of noblemen's sons, many of whom came even from Lithuania. The rendezvous was at Pulawy, from which place we started. Dozens of carriages followed each other in line, and we travelled at the rate of not more than six miles a day. After breakfast we proceeded to the next stage, where we dined; the food and wine always preceded, us. There were a great many led horses, and we often mounted them to get over a stage more quickly. One of the principal officials of the court always went on beforehand to get our quarters ready. We were accompanied by several young pages dresse...