CHAPTER I.

THE TRIAL OF COUNT BRANDT.

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The Indictment--Brandt at Court--The Assault on the King--The King's Deposition--The Queen and Struensee--Duty of a Good Citizen--The Confidant--The Alleged Forgery--The Sentence Proposed--The Defence--The King at Home--Duties of the Favourite--A Man of Courage--The Royal Gift--Brandt's Letter to his Judges--A Modest Request--Hurried Proceedings 1