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Solar Power Your Home for Less
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Home Solar Installation)
Sat Sep 3 17:50:54 2016
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 17:37:20 -0400
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<p>Solar Power Your Home for Less<br /> if she wished to give me the opp=
ortunity of examining her at ease. As I looked at her a whim came into my h=
ead, and, as the reader is aware, I have never resisted any of my whims. Ho=
wever, this was a curious one. As I have said, I had only three ducats left=
, but after I had emptied the cup of chocolate I put it back on the plate a=
nd the three ducats with it. The chancellor came back and told me that the =
duchess could not see me just then, but that she invited me to a supper and=
ball she was giving that evening. I accepted the supper and refused the ba=
ll, on the pretext that I had only summer clothes and a black suit. It was =
in the beginning of October, and the cold was already commencing to make it=
self felt. The chancellor returned to the Court, and I to my inn. Half an h=
our later a chamberlain came to bring me her highness' s compliments, and t=
o inform me that the ball would be a masked one, and that I could appear in=
domino. " You can easily get one from the Jews," he added. He fu=
rther informed me that the ball was to have been a full-dress one, but that=
the duchess had sent word to all the guests that it would be masked, as a =
stranger who was to be present had sent on his trunks. " I am sorry to=
have caused so much trouble," said I. " Not at all," he rep=
lied, " the masked ball will be much more relished by the people."=
; He mentioned the time it was to begin, and left me. No doubt the reader w=
ill think that I found myself in an awkward predicament, and I will be hone=
st and confess I was far from being at my ease. However, my good luck came =
to my assistance. As Prussian money (which is the worst in Germany) is not =
current in Russia, a Jew came and asked me if I had any friedrichs d' or, o=
ffering to exchange them against ducats without putting me to any loss. &qu=
ot; I have only ducats," I replied, " and therefore I cannot prof=
it by your offer." " I know it sir, and you give them away very c=
heaply." Not understanding what he meant, I simply gazed at him, and h=
e went on to say that he would be glad to let me have two hundred ducats if=
I would kindly give him a bill on St. Petersburg for roubles to that amoun=
t. I was somewhat surprised at the fellow' s trustfulness, but after preten=
ding to think the matter over I said that I was not in want of ducats, but =
that I would take a hundred to oblige him. He counted out the money gratefu=
lly, and I gave him a bill on the banker, Demetrio Papanelopoulo, for whom =
Da Loglio had given me a letter. The Jew went his way, thanking me, and say=
ing that he would send me some beautiful dominos to choose from. Just then =
I remembered that I wanted silk stockings, and I sent Lambert after the Jew=
to tell him to send some. When he came back he told me that the landlord h=
ad stopped him to say that I scattered my ducats broadcast, as the Jew had =
informed him that I had given three ducats to Madame de Kaiserling' s maid.=
This, then, was the key to the mystery, and it made me lose myself in wond=
er at the strangeness of the decrees of fortune. I should not have been abl=
e to get a single crown at Mitau if it had not been for the way in which I =
scattered my three remaining ducats. No doubt the astonished girl had publi=
shed my generosity all over the town, and the Jew, intent on money-making, =
had hastened to offer his ducats to the rich nobleman who thought so little=
of his money. I repaired to Court at the time appointed, and M. de Kaiserl=
ing immediately presented me to the duchess, and she to the duke, who was t=
he celebrated Biron, or Birlen, the former favourite of Anna Ivanovna. He w=
as six feet in height, and still preserved some traces of having been a fin=
e man, but old age had laid its heavy hand on him. I had a long talk with h=
im the day after the ball. A quarter of an hour after my arrival, the ball =
began with a polonaise. I was a stranger with introductions, so the duchess=
asked me to open the ball with her. I did not know the dance, but I manage=
d to acquit myself honourably in it, as the steps are simple and lend thems=
elves to the fancy of the dancer. After the polonaise we danced minuets, an=
d a somewhat elderly lady asked me if I could dance the " King Conquer=
or," so I proceeded to execute it with her. It had gone out of fashion=
since the time of the Regency, but my companion may have shone in it in th=
ose days. All the younger ladies stood round and watched us with admiration=
After a square dance, in which I had as partner Mdlle. de Manteufel, the =
prettiest of the duchess' s maids of honour, her highness told me that supp=
er was ready. I came up to her and offered my arm, and presently found myse=
lf seated beside her at a table laid for twelve where I was the only gentle=
man. However, the reader need not envy me; the ladies were all elderly dowa=
gers, who had long lost the power of turning men' s heads. The duchess took=
the greatest care of my comforts, and at the end of the repast gave me wit=
h her own hands a glass of liqueur, which I took for Tokay and praised acco=
rdingly, but it turned out to be only old English ale. I took her back to t=
he ball when we rose from table. The young chamberlain who had invited me t=
old me the names of all the ladies present, but I had no time to pay my cou=
rt to any of them. The next day I dined with M. de Kaiserling, and handed L=
ambert over to a Jew to be clothed properly. The day after I dined with the=
duke with a party consisting only of men. The old prince made me do most o=
f the talking, and towards the end of the dinner the conversation fell upon=
the resources of the country which was rich in minerals and semi-minerals.=
I took it into my head to say that these resources ought to be developed, =
and that they would become precious if that were done. To justify this rema=
rk I had to speak upon the matter as if I had made it my principal study. A=
n old chamberlain, who had the control of the mines, after allowing me to e=
xhaust my enthusiasm, began to discuss the question himself, made divers ob=
jections, but seemed to approve of many of my remarks. If I had reflected w=
hen I began to speak in this manner that I should have to act up to my word=
s, I should certainly have said much less; but as it was, the duke fancied =
that I knew much more than I cared to say. The result was that, when the co=
mpany had risen from the table, he asked me if I could spare him a fortnigh=
t on my way to St. Petersburg. I said I should be glad to oblige him, and h=
e took me to his closet and said that the chamberlain who had spoken to me =
would conduct me over all the mines and manufactories in his duchies, and t=
hat he would be much obliged if I would write down any observations that st=
ruck me. I agreed to his proposal, and said I would start the next day. The=
duke was delighted with my compliance, and gave the chamberlain the necess=
ary orders, and it was agreed that he should call for me at day-break with =
a carriage and six. When I got home I made my preparations, and told Lamber=
t to be ready to accompany me with his case of instruments. I then informed=
him of the object of the journey, and he promised to assist me to the best=
of his ability, though he knew nothing about mines, and still less of the =
science of administration. We started at day-break, with a servant on the b=
ox, and two others preceding us on horseback, armed to the teeth. We change=
d horses every two or three hours, and the chamberlain having brought plent=
y of wine we refreshed ourselves now and again. The tour lasted a fortnight=
, and we stopped at five iron and copper manufactories. I found it was not =
necessary to have much technical knowledge to make notes on what I saw; all=
I required was a little sound argument, especially in the matter of econom=
y, which was the duke' s main object. In one place I advised reforms, and i=
n another I counselled the employment of more hands as likely to benefit th=
e revenue. In one mine where thirty convicts were employed I ordered the co=
nstruction of a short canal, by which three wheels could be turned and twen=
ty men saved. Under my direction Lambert drew the plans, and made the measu=
rements with perfect accuracy. By means of other canals I proposed to drain=
whole valleys, with a view to obtain the sulphur with which the soil was p=
ermeated. I returned to Mitau quite delighted at having made myself useful,=
and at having discovered in myself a talent which I had never suspected. I=
spent the following day in making a fair copy of my report and in having t=
he plans done on a larger scale. The day after I took the whole to the duke=
, who seemed well pleased; and as I was taking leave of him at the same tim=
e he said he would have me drive to Riga in one of his carriages, and he ga=
ve me a letter for his son, Prince Charles, who was in garrison there. The =
worthy old man told me to say plainly whether I should prefer a jewel or a =
sum of money of equivalent value. " From a philosopher like your highn=
ess," I replied, " I am not afraid to take money, for it may be m=
ore useful to me than jewels." Without more ado he gave me a draft for=
four hundred albertsthalers, which I got cashed immediately, the albertsth=
aler being worth half a ducat. I bade farewell to the duchess, and dined a =
second time with M. de Kaiserling. The next day the young chamberlain came =
to bring me the duke' s letter, to wish me a pleasant journey, and to tell =
me that the Court carriage was at my door. I set out well pleased with the =
assistance the stuttering Lambert had given me, and by noon I was at Riga. =
The first thing I did was to deliver my letter of introduction to Prince Ch=
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