[93] Moltke, elder son of the favourite of Frederick V., had but little ambition, but he was ruled by Mademoiselle d'Eyben, first lady-in-waiting on the queen, and this lady was not without ambition, or sense, or disposition for intrigue. Moltke died suddenly, which disconcerted this party: for Mademoiselle d'Eyben, being ugly, could not easily fill up his place.—Mémoires de Falckenskjold, p. 181.
[94] The repetition was unavoidable here without breaking the entire sequence of the report of this remarkable trial. I was obliged partly to incorporate Struensee's apology with my text in the first instance, and now find that I am compelled to make room for it here again. I hope my readers will forgive me, in consideration that I have really made very few attempts at "padding" throughout my narrative, and have rather let facts speak for themselves than take advantage of the constant opportunities for fine writing which have presented themselves.
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Transcriber Notes:
[P. 2.] Added missing footnote anchor to the letter.
[P. 49.] 'chesnuts' changed to 'chestnuts'.
[P. 110.] 'Hesselbberg' changed to 'Hesselberg'.
[P. 129.] 'ap-appointed' changed to appointed'.