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 will never stain himself with a falsehood. The Bohemian courts are already abolished; if a Bohemian wishes to appeal to justice, he must travel to Vienna to do so. The old coins, weights and measures of our country have been abolished, that in all things we should be Austrian. Some years ago only members of the old Bohemian nobility were chosen as district captains, but now Germans are placed in those positions. Joseph will permit no Bohemian legislature to convene; and he is preparing to sell, after the death of the Empress, all the costly collections and relics of the former Bohemian kings. He will even destroy the old churches, sell them or rent them for secular uses.”

The harper interrupted Andrew.

“You are wronging Joseph; you are accusing him as unjustly as you were Maria Felicia a while ago. Maria Felicia”

“Why do you drag Maria Felicia’s name into our conversation again?” Andrew asked impatiently. “Her name is always on your tongue. The first time you spoke of her to