第3章

KING。\"\'Whosowedthem？\'

FORESTER。\"\'TheOberamtmann[Fromme]here。\'

THEKING（TOME）。\"\'Na！TellmyGeheimerRathMichaelisthatthesandpatchesmustbesown。\'[TOTHEFORESTER]\'Butdoyouknowhowfircones（KIENAPFEL）shouldbesown？\'

FORESTER。\"\'Oja，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Na！[afrequentinterjectionofFriedrich\'sandhisFather\'s]，howaretheysown，then？Fromeasttowest，orfromnorthtosouth？\'[\"VANMORGENGEGENABEND，ODERVANABENDGEGEN

MORGEN？\"soinORIG。（p。22）；but，surely，exceptasabove，ithasnosense？Fromnorthtosouth，thereisbutonefirseedsownagainstthewind；fromeasttowest，thereisawholerow。]

FORESTER。\"\'Fromeasttowest。\'

KING。\"\'Thatisright。Butwhy？\'

FORESTER。\"\'Becausethemostwindcomesfromthewest。\'

KING。\"\'That\'sright。\'

\"NowhisMajestyarrivedatFehrbellin；spoketherewithLieutenantProbstoftheZiethenHussarregiment，[ProbstistheleftmostfigureinthatChodowieckiEngravingofthefamousZiethenand

FriedrichCHAIRscene，fiveyearsafterthis。（Supra。374n。）]andwiththeFehrbellinPostmeister，CaptainvonMosch。Sosoonasthehorseswereto，wecontinuedourtravel；andashisMajestywasdrivingclosebymyBigDitches，\"GRABEN，trenches，maindrains，\"whichhavebeenmadeintheFehrbellinLUCHattheKing\'sexpense，Irodeuptothecarriage，andsaid:

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，thesenowarethetwonewDrains，whichbyyourMajesty\'sfavorwehavegothere；andwhichkeeptheLuchdryforus。\'

KING。\"\'So，so；thatIamgladof！WhoisHe（areyou）？\'

FROMME。\"\'YourMajesty，IamtheBeamtehereofFehrbellin。\'

KING。\"\'What\'syourname？\'

ICH。\"\'Fromme。\'

KING。\"\'Ha，ha！youareasonoftheLandrathFromme\'s。\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty\'spardon。MyfatherwasAmtsrathintheAMTLuhnin。\'

KING。\"\'Amtsrath？Amtsrath？Thatisn\'ttrue！YourfatherwasLandrath。Iknewhimverywell。Buttellmenow（SAGTMIREINMAL）

hasthedrainingoftheLuchbeenofmuchusetoyouhere？\'

ICH。\"\'Oja，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Doyoukeepmorecattlethanyourpredecessor？\'

ICH。\"\'Yes，yourMajesty。OnthisfarmIkeep40more；onallthefarmstogether70more。\'

KING。\"\'Thatisright。Themurrain（VIEHSEUCHE）isnothereinthisquarter？\'

ICH。\"\'No，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Haveyouhadithere？\'

ICH。\"\'Ja。\'

KING。\"\'Dobutdiligentlyuserocksalt，youwon\'thavethemurrainagain。\'

ICH。\"\'Yes，yourMajesty，Idouseittoo；butkitchensalthasverynearlythesameeffect。\'

KING。\"\'No，don\'tfancythat！Youmustn\'tpoundtherocksaltsmall，butgiveittothecattlesothattheycanlickit。\'

ICH。\"\'Yes，itshallbedone。\'

KING。\"\'Aretherestillimprovementsneededhere？\'

ICH。\"\'Oja，yourMajesty。HereliestheKemmensee[Kemmenlake]:

ifthatweredrainedout，yourMajestywouldgainsome1，800acres[MORGEN，threefifthsEnglishacre]ofpastureland，wherecolonistscouldbesettled；andthenthewholecountrywouldhavenavigationtoo，whichwouldhelpthevillageofFehrbellinandthetownofRuppintoanuncommondegree。\'

KING。\"\'Isupposeso！Beagreathelptoyou，won\'tit；andmanywillberuinedbythejob，especiallytheproprietorsofthegroundNICHTWAHR？\'[Ha？]

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty\'sgraciouspardon[EW。MAJESTATHALTENZU

GNADEN，holdmetograce]:thegroundbelongstotheRoyalForest，andtheregrowsnothingbutbirchesonit。\'

KING。\"\'Oh，ifbirchwoodisallitproduces，thenwemaysee！

Butyoumustnotmakeyourreckoningwithoutyourhosteither，thatthecostmaynotoutruntheuse。\'

ICH。\"\'Thecostwillcertainlynotoutruntheuse。For，first，yourMajestymaysecurelyreckonthateighteenhundredacreswillbewonfromthewater；thatwillbesixandthirtycolonists，allowingeach50acres。Andnowiftherewereasmalllighttollputupontherafttimberandtheshipsthatwillfrequentthenewcanal，therewouldbeampleinterestfortheoutlay。\'

KING。\"\'Na，tellmyGeheimerRathMichaelisofit。Themanunderstandsthatkindofmatters；andIwilladviseyoutoapplytothemanineveryparticularofsuchthings，andwhereveryouknowthatcolonistscanbesettled。Idon\'twantwholecoloniesatonce；

butwherevertherearetwoorthreefamiliesofthem，Isayapplytothatmanaboutit。\'

ICH。\"\'Itshallhedone，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Can\'tIseeWusterau，\'whereoldAjaxZiethenlives，\'fromhere？\'

ICH。\"\'Yes，yourMajesty；theretotheright，thatisit。\'

ItBELONGStoGeneralvonZiethen；andterribleBUILDINGhehashadhere，almostallhislife！

KING。\"\'IstheGeneralathome？\'

ICH。\"\'Ja。\'

KING。\"\'Howdoyouknow？\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，theRittmeistervonLestockliesinmyvillageonGRAZINGservice；andlastnighttheHerrGeneralsentaletterovertohimbyagroom。InthatwayIknowit。\'

KING。\"\'DidGeneralvonZiethengain，amongothers，bythedrainingoftheLuch？\'

ICH。\"\'Oja；theFarmsteadtheretotherighthebuiltinconsequence，andhasmadeadairythere，whichhecouldnothavedone，hadnottheLuchbeendrained。\'

KING。\"\'ThatIamgladof！WhatistheBeamte\'snameinAlt

Ruppin？\'[OldRuppin，Isuppose，orpartofitsendless\"RUPPINorRHYNMERE，\"catchestheKing\'seye。]

ICH。\"\'Honig。\'

KING。\"\'Howlonghashebeenthere？\'

ICH。\"\'SinceTrinityterm。\'

KING。\"\'SinceTrinityterm！Whatwashebefore？\'

ICH。\"\'Kanonious\'[acanon]。

KING。\"\'Kanonicus？Kanonicus？HowtheDevilcomesaKanonicustobeaBeamte？\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，heisayoungmanwhohasmoney，andwantedtohavethehonorofbeingaBeamteofyourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Whydidn\'ttheoldonestay？\'

ICH。\"\'Isdead。\'

KING。\"\'Well，thewidowmighthavekepthisAMT，then！\'

ICH。\"\'Isfallenintopoverty。\'

KING。\"\'Bywomanhusbandry！\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty\'spardon！Shecultivatedwell，butaheapofmischancesbroughtherdown:thosemayhappentothebesthusbandman。Imyself，twoyearsago，lostsomanycattlebythemurrain，andgotnoremission:sincethat，Inevercangetonagaineither。\'

KING。\"\'Myson，todayIhavesomedisorderinmyleftear，andcannothearrightlyonthatsideofmyhead\'（！）。

ICH。\"\'ItisapitythatGeheimerRathMichaelishasgottheverysamedisorder！\'Inowretiredalittlebackfromthecarriage；

IfanciedhisMajestymighttakethisanswerill。

KING。\"\'Na，Amtmann，forward！Staybythecarriage；butTAKECARE

OFYOURSELF，THATYOUDON\'TGETHURT。SPEAKLOUD，IUNDERSTANDVERY

WELL。\'ThesewordsmarkedinItalics[capitals]hisMajestyrepeatedatleasttentimesinthecourseofthejourney。\'Tellmenow，whatisthatvillageoverontherightyonder？\'

ICH。\"\'Langen。\'

KING。\"\'Towhomdoesitbelong？\'

ICH。\"\'AthirdpartofittoyourMajesty，undertheAMTofAlt

Ruppin；athirdtoHerrvonHagen；andthentheHighChurch（DOHM）

ofBerlinhasalsotenantsinit。\'