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Yesterday afternoon I met at the Fords - the probable future King or a leader of the Servians - Himself a Prince - a powerful character who can paint, cook, fight, command, kill, and [[strike-out]][[?]][[/strike-out]] hold an audience - as I should judge Will Cushing might have done - He is in touch with the Crown here - and stated yesterday that in twenty-one days the [[strike-out]] P [[/strike-out]] present king Peter whom he calls the Black would be Peter the Red - He is going to be done away with I fear - there is in this man I met yesterday something awful, something 

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weird. He speaks ten languages and has caty [[catty?]] eyes - He today is going to marry secretly a young lady whom I know. The United States minister and Mr. Ford are to be present - Don't mention even these few facts for it is not yet known - but I assure you I was witness of a most strange conference that afternoon - Things are doing -

Last night I went to the Chamberlains with Agnes F- and her evenings have become very stylish in two years. Tell Bess Clark sang and the most wonderful violinist (a girl