appendix to history of friedrich ii of prussia-第3节

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But　you　must　not　make　your　reckoning　without　your　host　either；　that
the　cost　may　not　outrun　the　use。'

ICH。　〃'The　cost　will　certainly　not　outrun　the　use。　For；　first；　your
Majesty　may　securely　reckon　that　eighteen　hundred　acres　will　be　won
from　the　water；　that　will　be　six…and…thirty　colonists；　allowing
each　50　acres。　And　now　if　there　were　a　small　light　toll　put　upon
the　raft…timber　and　the　ships　that　will　frequent　the　new　canal；
there　would　be　ample　interest　for　the　outlay。'

KING。　〃'Na；　tell　my　Geheimer…Rath　Michaelis　of　it。　The　man
understands　that　kind　of　matters；　and　I　will　advise　you　to　apply　to
the　man　in　every　particular　of　such　things；　and　wherever　you　know
that　colonists　can　be　settled。　I　don't　want　whole　colonies　at　once；
but　wherever　there　are　two　or　three　families　of　them；　I　say　apply
to　that　man　about　it。'

ICH。　〃'It　shall　he　done；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'Can't　I　see　Wusterau；'　where　old　Ajax　Ziethen　lives；
'from　here？'

ICH。　〃'Yes；　your　Majesty；　there　to　the　right；　that　is　it。'
It　BELONGS　to　General　von　Ziethen；　and　terrible　BUILDING　he　has　had
here；almost　all　his　life！

KING。　〃'Is　the　General　at　home？'

ICH。　〃'Ja。'

KING。　〃'How　do　you　know？'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　the　Rittmeister　von　Lestock　lies　in　my　village
on　GRAZING　service；　and　last　night　the　Herr　General　sent　a　letter
over　to　him　by　a　groom。　In　that　way　I　know　it。'

KING。　〃'Did　General　von　Ziethen　gain；　among　others；　by　the　draining
of　the　Luch？'

ICH。　〃'O　ja；　the　Farm…stead　there　to　the　right　he　built　in
consequence；　and　has　made　a　dairy　there；　which　he　could　not　have
done；　had　not　the　Luch　been　drained。'

KING。　〃'That　I　am　glad　of！What　is　the　Beamte's　name　in　Alt…
Ruppin？'　＇Old　Ruppin；　I　suppose；　or　part　of　its　endless　〃RUPPIN　or
RHYN　MERE；〃　catches　the　King's　eye。＇

ICH。　〃'Honig。'

KING。　〃'How　long　has　he　been　there？'

ICH。　〃'Since　Trinity…term。'

KING。　〃'Since　Trinity…term！　What　was　he　before？'

ICH。　〃'Kanonious'　＇a　canon＇。

KING。　〃'Kanonicus？　Kanonicus？　How　the　Devil　comes　a　Kanonicus　to　be
a　Beamte？'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　he　is　a　young　man　who　has　money；　and　wanted　to
have　the　honor　of　being　a　Beamte　of　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'Why　did　n't　the　old　one　stay？'

ICH。　〃'Is　dead。'

KING。　〃'Well；　the　widow　might　have　kept　his　AMT；　then！'

ICH。　〃'Is　fallen　into　poverty。'

KING。　〃'By　woman　husbandry！'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty's　pardon！　She　cultivated　well；　but　a　heap　of
mischances　brought　her　down：　those　may　happen　to　the　best
husbandman。　I　myself；　two　years　ago；　lost　so　many　cattle　by　the
murrain；　and　got　no　remission：　since　that；　I　never　can　get　on
again　either。'

KING。　〃'My　son；　to…day　I　have　some　disorder　in　my　left　ear；　and
cannot　hear　rightly　on　that　side　of　my　head'　（！）。

ICH。　〃'It　is　a　pity　that　Geheimer…Rath　Michaelis　has　got　the　very
same　disorder！'I　now　retired　a　little　back　from　the　carriage；
I　fancied　his　Majesty　might　take　this　answer　ill。

KING。　〃'Na；　Amtmann；　forward！　Stay　by　the　carriage；　but　TAKE　CARE
OF　YOURSELF；　THAT　YOU　DON'T　GET　HURT。　SPEAK　LOUD；　I　UNDERSTAND　VERY
WELL。'　These　words　marked　in　Italics　＇capitals＇　his　Majesty
repeated　at　least　ten　times　in　the　course　of　the　journey。　'Tell　me
now；　what　is　that　village　over　on　the　right　yonder？'

ICH。　〃'Langen。'

KING。　〃'To　whom　does　it　belong？'

ICH。　〃'A　third　part　of　it　to　your　Majesty；　under　the　AMT　of　Alt…
Ruppin；　a　third　to　Herr　von　Hagen；　and　then　the　High　Church　（DOHM）
of　Berlin　has　also　tenants　in　it。'

KING。　〃'You　are　mistaken；　the　High　Church　of　Magdeburg。'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty's　gracious　pardon；　the　High　Church　of　Berlin。'

KING。　〃'But　it　is　not　so；　the　High　Church　of　Berlin　has　no　tenants！'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty's　gracious　pardon；　the　High　Church　of　Berlin
has　three　tenants　in　the　village　Karvesen　in　my　own　AMT。'

KING。　〃'You　mistake；　it　is　the　High　Church　of　Magdeburg。'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　I　must　be　a　bad　Beamte；　if　I　did　not　know　what
tenants　and　what　lordships　there　are　in　my　own　AMT。'

KING。　〃'Ja；　then　you　are　in　the　right！Tell　me　now：　here　on　the
right　there　must　be　an　estate；　I　can't　think　of　the　name；　name　me
the　estates　that　lie　here　on　the　right。'

ICH。　〃'Buschow；　Rodenslieben；　Sommerfeld；　Beetz；　Karbe。'

KING。　〃'That's　it；　Karbe！　To　whom　belongs　that？'

ICH。　〃'To　Herr　von　Knesebeck。'

KING。　〃'Was　he　in　the　service？'

ICH。　〃'Yes；　Lieutenant　or　Ensign　in　the　Guards。'

KING。　〃'In　the　Guards？　＇COUNTING　ON　HIS　FINGERS。＇　You　are　right：
he　was　Lieutenant　in　the　Guards。　I　am　very　glad　the　Estate　is　still
in　the　hands　of　the　Knesebecks。Na；　tell　me　though；　the　road　that
mounts　up　here　goes　to　Ruppin；　and　here　to　the　left　is　the　grand
road　for　Hamburg？'

ICH。　〃'Ja；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'Do　you　know　how　long　it　is　since　I　was　here　last？'

ICH。　〃'No。'

KING。　〃'It　is　three…and…forty　years。　Cannot　I　see　Ruppin
somewhere　here？'

ICH。　〃'Yes；　your　Majesty：　the　steeple　rising　there　over　the　firs；
that　is　Ruppin。'

KING　（leaning　out　of　the　carriage　with　his　prospect…glass）。
〃'Ja；　ja；　that　is　it；　I　know　it　yet。　Can　I　see　Drammitz　hereabouts？'

ICH。　〃'No；　your　Majesty：　Drammitz　lies　too　far　to　the　left；　close
on　Kiritz。'

KING。　〃'Sha'n't　we　see　it；　when　we　come　closer？'

ICH。　〃'Maybe；　about　Neustadt；　but　I　am　not　sure。'

KING。　〃'Pity；　that。　Can　I　see　Pechlin？'

ICH。　〃'Not　just　now；　your　Majesty；　it　lies　too　much　in　the　hollow。
Who　knows　whether　your　Majesty　will　see　it　at　all！'

KING。　〃'Na；　keep　an　eye；　and　if　you　see　it；　tell　me。　Where　is　the
Beamte　of　Alt…Ruppin？'

ICH。　〃'In　Protzen；　where　we　change　horses；　he　will　be。'

KING。　〃'Can't　we　yet　see　Pechlin？'

ICH。　〃'No；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'To　whom　belongs　it　now？'

ICH。　〃'To　a　certain　Schonermark。'

KING。　〃'Is　he　of　the　Nobility？'

ICH。　〃'No。'

KING。　〃'Who　had　it　before　him？'

ICH。　〃'The　Courier　（FELDJAGER）　Ahrens；　he　got　it　by　inheritance
from　his　father。　The　property　has　always　been　in　commoners'
（BURGERLICHEN）　hands。

KING。　〃'That　I　am　aware　of。　How　call　we　the　village　here
before　us？'

ICH。　〃'Walcho。'

KING。　〃'To　whom　belongs　it？'

ICH。　〃'To　you；　your　Majesty；　under　the　Amt　Alt…Ruppin。'

KING。　〃'What　is　the　village　here　before　us？'

ICH。　〃'Protzen。'

KING。　〃'Whose　is　it？'

ICH。　〃'Herr　von　Kleist's。'

KING。　〃'What　Kleist　is　that？'

ICH。　〃'A　son　of　General　Kleist's。'

KING。　〃'Of　what　General　Kleist's。'

ICH。　〃'His　brother　was　FLUGELADJUTANT　＇WING…adjutant；　whatever　that
may　be＇　with　your　Majesty；　and　is　now　at　Magdeburg；　Lieutenant…
Colonel　in　the　Regiment　Kalkstein。'

KING。　〃'Ha；　ha；　that　one！　I　know　the　Kleists　very　well。　Has　this
Kleist　been　in　the　service　too？'

ICH。　〃'Yea；　your　Majesty；　he　was　ensign　in　the　regiment
Prinz　Ferdinand。'

KING。　〃'Why　did　the　man　seek　his　discharge？'

ICH。　〃'That　I　do　not　know。'

KING。　〃'You　may　tell　me；　I　have　no　view　in　asking：　why　did　the　man
take　his　discharge？'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　I　really　cannot　say。'

〃We　had　now　got　on　to　Protzen。　I　perceived　old　General　van　Ziethen
standing　before　the　Manor…house　in　Protzen；〃rugged　brave　old
soul；　with　his　hanging　brows；　and　strange　dim…fiery　pious　old
thoughts！〃I　rode　forward　to　the　carriage　and　said：

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　the　Herr　General　von　Ziethen　is　＇are；　SIND＇
also　here。'

KING。　〃'Where？　where？　Oh；　ride　forward；　and　tell　the　people　to　draw
up；　they　must　halt；　I'll　get　out。'

〃And　now　his　Majesty　got　out；　and　was　exceedingly　delighted　at　the
sight　of　Herr　General　von　Ziethen；　talked　with　him　and　Herr　von
Kleist　of　many　things：　Whether　the　draining　of　the　Luch　had　done
him　good；　Whether　the　murrain　had　been　there　among　their　cattle？
and　recommended　rock…salt　against　the　murrain。　Suddenly　his　Majesty
stept　aside；　turned　towards　me；　and　called：　'Amtmann！　＇THEN　CLOSE
INTO　MY　EAR＇　Who　is　the　fat　man　there　with　the　white　coat？'

ICH　（ALSO　CLOSE　INTO　HIS　MAJESTY'S　EAR）。　〃'Your　Majesty；　that　is
the　Landrath　Quast；　of　the　Ruppin　Circle。'

KING。　〃'Very　well。'

〃Now　his　Majesty　went　back　to　General　von　Ziethen　and　Herr　von
Kleist；　and　spoke　of　different　things。　Herr　von　Kleist　presented
some　very　fine　fruit　to　his　Majesty；　all　at　once　his　Majesty　turned
round；　and　said：　'Serviteur；　Herr　Landrath！'As　the　Landrath　＇〃fat
man　there　with　the　white　coat〃＇　was　stepping　towards　his　Majesty；
said　his　Majesty：　'Stay　he　there　where　he　is；　I　know　him。　He　is　the
Landrath　von　Quast！'＇〃Very　good　indeed；　old　Vater　Fritz；　let　him
stand　there　in　his　white　coat；　a　fat；　sufficiently　honored　man！
Chodowiecki　has　an　engraving　of　this　incident；I　saw　IT　at　the
British　Museum　once；　where　they　have　only　seven　others　on　Friedrich
altogether；　all　in　one　poor　GOTHA　ALMANAC；　very　small；　very　coarse；
but　very　good：　this　Quast　（Anglice　'Tassel'）　was　one　of　them〃
（MARGINALE　OF　1862）。＇

〃They　had　now　yoked　the　horses。　His　Majesty　took　a　very　tender
leave　of　old　General　von　Ziethen；　waved　an　adieu　to　those　about；
and　drove　on。　Although　his　Majesty　at　Protzen　would　not　take　any
fruit；　yet　when　once　we　were　out　of　the　village；　his　Majesty　took　a
luncheon　from　the　carriage…pocket　for　himself　and　the　Herr　General
Graf　von　Gortz；　and；　all　along；　during　the　drive；　ate　apricots
（IMMER　PFIRSCHE）。

At　starting；　his　Majesty　had　fancied　I　was　to　stop　here；