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her better terms. Marie finally yielded and even added a
postscript, written according to her father’s dictation, as
follows:
I would fain have spoken with your Royal Majesty, but,
miserable woman that I am, I have no dress proper to
appear among people. Have pity on my wretchedness,
most gracious Monarch and King, and help me! God will
reward you.
MARIE GRUBBE.
As she did not put much faith in Erik Grubbe’s assurances,
she managed to get a private letter into the hands of the
King through one of her old friends at court. In this she told
him plainly how she loathed Ulrik Frederik, how eagerly
she longed to be legally parted from him, and how she shrank
from having even the slightest communication with him in
regard to the settlement of money matters.
Yet Erik Grubbe had, for once, spoken the truth. Ulrik
Frederik really wanted a divorce. His position at court as
the King’s half-brother was very different from that of the
King’s favorite son. He could no longer trust to fatherly
partiality, but simply had to compete with the men about
him for honor and emoluments. To have such a case as this
pending did not help to strengthen his position.lt would be
much better to make an end of it as quickly as possible and
seek compensation in a new and wiser marriage for
whatever the divorce might cost him in fortune or reputation.
So he brought all his influence to bear to reach this end.
The King laid the case before the Consistory, and this
body delivered a report, following which the marriage was
dissolved by judgment of the Supreme Court, October
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