This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...letter, and whether, if this were not practicable at once, he would receive him later. Ludwig replied with great politeness to the Grand Duke, but sent the following message to Gelzer, insisting that it should be transmitted exactly as he had framed it. It simply stated that "he did not wish to impose upon him the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...letter, and whether, if this were not practicable at once, he would receive him later. Ludwig replied with great politeness to the Grand Duke, but sent the following message to Gelzer, insisting that it should be transmitted exactly as he had framed it. It simply stated that "he did not wish to impose upon him the fatigue of a journey to distant Hohenschwangau." No one but a man thoroughly in earnest would have accepted this rebuff, but Gelzer plucked up courage to write again to Eisenhart, who in turn worried the King so much that at last Ludwig bade him go to Munich and see what the Grand Duke of Baden's friend wanted of him. Eisenhart, overjoyed, had an interview with Gelzer, on the 18th of November, 1870, at the hotel of the Four Seasons in Munich, when the latter urged him to arrange a meeting between the King and the Grand Duke, who wished to explain personally several points connected with the Imperial question. If this were not feasible, he implored Eisenhart to persuade Ludwig to accept the invitation to Versailles so that he might follow, at first hand, the course of the negotiations. The private secretary promised to do all he could to induce his royal master to comply with the requests addressed to him from the headquarters of the Army, where the King of Prussia was staying. Nevertheless, when he reported to the King the purport of his interview with Gelzer, the Monarch remarked, "Though I am aware that, from many points of view, my journey to Versailles is desirable, I do not feel well enough just now to undertake it; I don't think I could stand the fatigue of the trip." And he added, "My journey, besides, would depend upon my getting certain guarantees of the future independence of Bavaria which I have asked for. If th...
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