and with great difficulty persuaded even the empress herself to let me hold her in her close chair within two yards of the stage, when she was able to take a full view of the whole performance. It was my good fortune, that no ill accident happened in these entertainments;
eta eragozpen handiz baina lortu zuen Enperatriza bera ere konbentzitzea nik esku-aulkian eduki nezan plataformatik metro pare batera, handik ekitaldi guztiaren ikuspegi osoa izan baitzezakeen. Nire zorionerako, ez zen istripurik gertatu denbora-pasa hauetan;