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Finally, on June 28, he sneaks some paper while Isabella's in another room for a minute, writes out his abdication, and has his most trusted servant smuggle it into the council. The council session is discussing it when Isabella's messenger arrives, confiscates the piece of paper, and destroys it.

Wow. Just wow.

* Urinating and defecating in bed.
* Believing he's a frog (July). (Rottembourg's replacement as ambassador arrived in June. Man, I don't envy him.)
* Believing that he's dead.

Holy cow. The frog thing is still just something else --

Nope, I'm staring at the page again, and it does say: "At one time in July he believed that he was a frog."

Right?? I'm like, did mildred actually say that? Yup, there it is on the page.

His only entertainment is fishing...in his garden...at night...from a bowl that his attendants have placed fish in.

I just...

Upon arriving, Rottembourg describes the situation as "incomprehensible"

I am with you, dude.

This is the kind of thing that could make you miss FW forcing you to get drunk!

...yeah.

He writes, 'my achievement is that I am considered not as mere Farinelli, but as ambassador Farinelli.'

This is quite cool! (Thank you for including Farinelli and thank you selenak for asking for me!)