COUNT HATZFELDT
From a recent photograph. He was Prime Minister of Germany and German Ambassador to London, brother-in-law of Madame de Hegermann-Lindencrone. The picture shows over sixty decorations, all the important ones of Europe, which have been given him. It is custom that the decorations of orders in diamonds are kept by the family after the death of the recipient. All other orders go back to the governments bestowing them.
After dinner we went into the long gallery, which in one part was arranged as a salon, with fauteuils and chairs in circle.
To show what a wonderful memory King Edward has, he said to me:
"Do you remember a song you used to sing [I thought he was going to say 'Beware'] with something about, 'I mean the daughter'?"
"Yes, your Majesty, I remember very well. It was, 'I know a lady, a Mrs. Brady.'"
"Yes, that was it...'and has a daughter,' wasn't it?"
I said, "What a memory your Majesty has! Fancy remembering that all these years. It was when your Majesty came to Sommerberg to play tennis with Paul Hatzfeldt."
"That was a long time ago," continued King Edward. "I was stopping then with the King and the Queen of Denmark at Wiesbaden. I remember it all so well. Poor Hatzfeldt. You know what Bismarck said about him?"
"Was it not something about his being the best horse in his stable?"
"That is it," the King answered. "You have a good memory, too. How is Countess Raben?"