"Well, what more?"
"He refused me! He does not give his consent to this visit."
"Listen, listen!" said the queen, wildly; "hear the fresh insult
thrown at our crown! Can God hear this and not send His lightning to
destroy this heretical tyrant? Ah, I will raise my voice; it shall
be a cry of woe and lamentation, and shall resound throughout all
Europe; it shall reach every throne, and every one shall hear my
voice calling out: 'Woe! woe! woe to us all; our thrones are
tottering, they will surely fall if we do not ruin this evil-doer
who threatens us all!'"
With a fearful groan, the queen fell fainting into the arms of
Countess Ogliva. But the sorrows and humiliations of this day were
not the only ones experienced by Maria Josephine from her victorious
enemy.
It is true her cry for help resounded throughout Europe.
Preparations for war were made in many places, but her allies were
not able to prevent the fearful blow that was to be the ruin of
Saxony. Though the Dauphine of France, daughter of the wretched
Maria Josephine, and the mother of the unfortunate King of France,
Louis XVI., threw herself at the feet of Louis XV.
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