CHAPTER VI

The Castle of Laxemburg--Heron-Hawking--The Empress of Austria--A Royal Hunt--Fête at the Ritterburg--A Recollection of Christina of Sweden--Constance and Theodore, or the Blind Husband--Poland--Scheme for her Independence--The Comte Arthur Potocki--The Prince de Ligne and Isabey--The Prince de Ligne’s House on the Kalemberg--Confidential Chats and Recollections--The Empress Catherine II.--Queen Marie-Antoinette--Mme. de Staël--Casanova, 105