CHAPTER XII.

COURTSHIP AND BETROTHAL.

Desire of the Coburg Relatives for a Marriage between Victoria and Albert--Favourable Impressions mutually made by Victoria and Albert--Prince Albert's Letter on the Queen's Accession--Opposition of King William IV. to the Marriage-- Correspondence between the Cousins--King Leopold Urges on the Marriage--The Queen's Reluctance to become Betrothed-- Her subsequent Regret at this--The Prince craves a definite Determination--His Second Visit to England--Betrothed at Last--Returns to Germany to say Farewell 91