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

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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；　and　called
out　of　the　carriage：　'Amtmann；　come　along　with　us！'

KING。　〃'Where　is　the　Beamte　of　Alt…Ruppin？'

ICH。　〃'Apparently　he　must　be　unwell；　otherwise　he　would　have　been
in　Protzen　at　the　change　of　horses　there'　＇〃at　the　VORSPANN：〃　Yes；
and　Manor…house；　EDELHOF；　where　old　Ziethen　waited；　was　lower
down　the　street；　and　SOONER　than　the　Post…house？＇

KING。　〃'Na；　tell　me　now；　don't　you　really　know　why　that　Kleist　at
Protzen　took　his　discharge？'　＇VOILA！＇

ICH。　〃'No；　your　Majesty；　I　really　do　not。'

KING。　〃'What　village　is　this　before　us？'

ICH。　〃'Manker。'

KING。　〃'And　whose？'

ICH。　〃'Yours；　your　Majesty；　in　the　AMT　Alt…Ruppin。'

KING　（looking　round　on　the　harvest…fields）。　〃'Here　you；　now：
how　are　you　content　with　the　harvest？'

ICH。　〃'Very　well；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'Very　well？　And　to　me　they　said；　Very　ill！'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　the　winter…crop　was　somewhat　frost…nipt；
but　the　summer…crop　in　return　is　so　abundant　it　will　richly　make　up
for　the　winter…crop。'　His　Majesty　now　looked　round　upon　the　fields；
shock　standing　upon　shock。

KING。　〃'It　is　a　good　harvest；　you　are　right；　shock　stands　close　by
shock　here！'

ICH。　〃'Yes；　your　Majesty；　and　the　people　here　make　STEIGS　（mounts）
of　them　too。'

KING。　〃'Steigs；　what　is　that？'

ICH。　〃'That　is　20　sheaves　piled　all　together。'

KING。　〃'Oh；　it　is　indisputably　a　good　harvest。　But　tell　me；　though；
why　did　Kleist　of　Protzen　take　his　discharge？'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　I　do　not　know。　I　suppose　he　was　obliged　to
take　his　father's　estates　in　hand：　no　other　cause　do　I　know　of。'

KING。　〃'What's　the　name　of　this　village　we　are　coming　to？'

ICH。　〃'Garz。'

KING。　〃'To　whom　belongs　it？'

ICH。　〃'To　the　Kriegsrath　von　Quast。'

KING。　〃'To　WHOM　belongs　it？'

ICH。　〃'To　Kriegsrath　von　Quast。'

KING。　〃'EY　WAS　＇pooh；　pooh＇！　I　know　nothing　of　Kriegsraths！To
whom　does　the　Estate　belong？'

ICH。　〃'To　Herr　von　Quast。'　Friedrich　had　the　greatest　contempt　for
Kriegsraths；　and　indeed　for　most　other　RATHS　or　titular　shams；
labelled　boxes　with　nothing　in　the　inside：　on　a　horrible　winter…
morning　（sleet；　thunder；　&c。）；　marching　off　hours　before　sunrise；
he　has　been　heard　to　say；　'Would　one　were　a　Kriegsrath！

KING。　〃'Na；　that　is　the　right　answer。'

〃His　Majesty　now　arrived　at　Garz。　The　changing　of　the　horses　was
managed　by　Herr　von　Luderitz　of　Nackeln；　as　first　Deputy　of　the
Ruppin　Circle。　He　had　his　hat　on；　and　a　white　feather　in　it。
When　the　yoking　was　completed；　our　journey　proceeded　again。

KING。　〃'To　whom　belongs　this　estate　on　the　left　here？'

ICH。　〃'To　Herr　van　Luderitz；　it　is　called　Nackeln。'

KING。　〃'What　Luderitz　is　that？'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　he　that　was　in　Garz　while　the　horses
were　changing。'

KING。　〃'Ha；　ha；　the　Herr　with　the　white　feather！Do　you　sow
wheat　too？'

ICH。　〃'Ja；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'How　much　have　you　sown？'

ICH。　〃'Three　WISPELS　12　SCHEFFELS；'　unknown　measures！

KING。　〃'How　much　did　your　predecessor　use　to　sow？'

ICH。　〃'Fo