“During his stay in London, the brilliant Prince of Bohemia, Florizel, gained fame among all classes of society for his modesty and measured generosity. Judging by what was known about him (and only a small part of his deeds was known), he was a wonderful person. Despite his serenity of disposition in ordinary circumstances and his habit, like a farmer, of a philosophical attitude towards this world, Prince Florizel was not deprived of a certain attraction to a life more adventurous and eccentric than that which was destined for him from birth. Sometimes, when he was in a melancholy mood, when no gay plays were being performed in any London theater, or the season was not suitable for those active pursuits in which his Highness knew no equal, he called his horsemaster and confidant, Colonel Geraldine, and ordered preparations for the evening. walk..."