Yeah, everyone writing was kind of stuck in a tight spot there. That said, if you *must* flatter both monarchs (and I accept that in Prussia, you must), Formey's approach of "LA LA LA what escape attempt? BECAUSE OF REASONS, Keith had to leave his post at Wesel," is, while definitely frustrating to us, at least not a lie of commission.

It's a shame no one mentions the dogs. The dogs are important! We want to know!

I know! Maybe one day we'll turn it up. Anybody know where we can find EC letters to her family from the late 1780s? Ferdinand's still alive, maybe she mentioned it to him.