Prince Ferdinand returned to Sofia on Tuesday, after an absence
of three months. That he should have been able to take so long a holiday without endangering his hold on the throne is a remarkable fact, and affords a strong contrast to the former situation. Daring the first two years of his reign, as the Times' correspondent reminds us, the Prince never quitted Bulgaria. His visits to Austria and England are -considered by the Bulgarians as most successful, and his reception by the Queen and by the Emperor of Austria are looked upon as almost equivalent to the formal recognition which is so ardently desired by Prince Ferdinand's subjects. It will be curious to see whether the Russian intrigues in favour of his deposition will be continued. We fear that it is only too likely. Not only the Czar but all Russians feel about Prince Ferdinand as a rich man feels about a beggar who sits at his gate and defies him every time he goes out. The more the rich man is in the wrong, the greater his rage and his determination to drive away the beggar.
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