text_original: The empress had firmness enough to reject such selfish policy. Nevertheless she was prepared, for the sake of old friendship, to send 10,000 men. More she could not and would not spare ; this was positively all that she would do. 1748 55 CHANGE OF ALLIANCES 103 It is difficult to resist the impression that Kaunitz intended, by so hotly expressed a letter, to precipitate a breach with England. Yet this does not seem to have been the case.
text_transcription: THE EMPRESS HAD FIRMNESS ENOUGH TO REJECT SUCH SELFISH POLICY NEVERTHELESS SHE WAS PREPARED FOR THE SAKE OF OLD FRIENDSHIP TO SEND TEN THOUSAND MEN MORE SHE COULD NOT SEND AND WOULD NOT SPARE THIS WAS POSITIVELY ALL SHE WOULD DO IT IS DIFFICULT TO RESIST THE IMPRESSION THAT COUNT ITS INTENDED BY SO HOTLY EXPRESSED A LETTER TO PRECIPITATE A BREACH WITH ENGLAND YET THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN THE CASE
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