第4章

KING。\"\'Youaremistaken，theHighChurchofMagdeburg。\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty\'sgraciouspardon，theHighChurchofBerlin。\'

KING。\"\'Butitisnotso；theHighChurchofBerlinhasnotenants！\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty\'sgraciouspardon，theHighChurchofBerlinhasthreetenantsinthevillageKarveseninmyownAMT。\'

KING。\"\'Youmistake，itistheHighChurchofMagdeburg。\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，ImustbeabadBeamte，ifIdidnotknowwhattenantsandwhatlordshipsthereareinmyownAMT。\'

KING。\"\'Ja，thenyouareintheright！Tellmenow:hereontherighttheremustbeanestate，Ican\'tthinkofthename；namemetheestatesthatliehereontheright。\'

ICH。\"\'Buschow，Rodenslieben，Sommerfeld，Beetz，Karbe。\'

KING。\"\'That\'sit，Karbe！Towhombelongsthat？\'

ICH。\"\'ToHerrvonKnesebeck。\'

KING。\"\'Washeintheservice？\'

ICH。\"\'Yes，LieutenantorEnsignintheGuards。\'

KING。\"\'IntheGuards？[COUNTINGONHISFINGERS。]Youareright:

hewasLieutenantintheGuards。IamverygladtheEstateisstillinthehandsoftheKnesebecks。Na，tellmethough，theroadthatmountsupheregoestoRuppin，andheretotheleftisthegrandroadforHamburg？\'

ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'DoyouknowhowlongitissinceIwasherelast？\'

ICH。\"\'No。\'

KING。\"\'Itisthreeandfortyyears。CannotIseeRuppinsomewherehere？\'

ICH。\"\'Yes，yourMajesty:thesteeplerisingthereoverthefirs，thatisRuppin。\'

KING（leaningoutofthecarriagewithhisprospectglass）。

\"\'Ja，ja，thatisit，Iknowityet。CanIseeDrammitzhereabouts？\'

ICH。\"\'No，yourMajesty:Drammitzliestoofartotheleft，closeonKiritz。\'

KING。\"\'Sha\'n\'tweseeit，whenwecomecloser？\'

ICH。\"\'Maybe，aboutNeustadt；butIamnotsure。\'

KING。\"\'Pity，that。CanIseePechlin？\'

ICH。\"\'Notjustnow，yourMajesty；itliestoomuchinthehollow。

WhoknowswhetheryourMajestywillseeitatall！\'

KING。\"\'Na，keepaneye；andifyouseeit，tellme。WhereistheBeamteofAltRuppin？\'

ICH。\"\'InProtzen，wherewechangehorses，hewillbe。\'

KING。\"\'Can\'tweyetseePechlin？\'

ICH。\"\'No，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Towhombelongsitnow？\'

ICH。\"\'ToacertainSchonermark。\'

KING。\"\'IsheoftheNobility？\'

ICH。\"\'No。\'

KING。\"\'Whohaditbeforehim？\'

ICH。\"\'TheCourier（FELDJAGER）Ahrens；hegotitbyinheritancefromhisfather。Thepropertyhasalwaysbeenincommoners\'

（BURGERLICHEN）hands。

KING。\"\'ThatIamawareof。Howcallwethevillageherebeforeus？\'

ICH。\"\'Walcho。\'

KING。\"\'Towhombelongsit？\'

ICH。\"\'Toyou，yourMajesty，undertheAmtAltRuppin。\'

KING。\"\'Whatisthevillageherebeforeus？\'

ICH。\"\'Protzen。\'

KING。\"\'Whoseisit？\'

ICH。\"\'HerrvonKleist\'s。\'

KING。\"\'WhatKleististhat？\'

ICH。\"\'AsonofGeneralKleist\'s。\'

KING。\"\'OfwhatGeneralKleist\'s。\'

ICH。\"\'HisbrotherwasFLUGELADJUTANT[WINGadjutant，whateverthatmaybe]withyourMajesty；andisnowatMagdeburg，Lieutenant

ColonelintheRegimentKalkstein。\'

KING。\"\'Ha，ha，thatone！IknowtheKleistsverywell。HasthisKleistbeenintheservicetoo？\'

ICH。\"\'Yea，yourMajesty；hewasensignintheregimentPrinzFerdinand。\'

KING。\"\'Whydidthemanseekhisdischarge？\'

ICH。\"\'ThatIdonotknow。\'

KING。\"\'Youmaytellme，Ihavenoviewinasking:whydidthemantakehisdischarge？\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，Ireallycannotsay。\'

\"WehadnowgotontoProtzen。IperceivedoldGeneralvanZiethenstandingbeforetheManorhouseinProtzen，\"ruggedbraveoldsoul；withhishangingbrows，andstrangedimfierypiousoldthoughts！\"Irodeforwardtothecarriageandsaid:

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，theHerrGeneralvonZiethenis[are，SIND]

alsohere。\'

KING。\"\'Where？where？Oh，rideforward，andtellthepeopletodrawup；theymusthalt，I\'llgetout。\'

\"AndnowhisMajestygotout；andwasexceedinglydelightedatthesightofHerrGeneralvonZiethen；talkedwithhimandHerrvonKleistofmanythings:WhetherthedrainingoftheLuchhaddonehimgood；Whetherthemurrainhadbeenthereamongtheircattle？

andrecommendedrocksaltagainstthemurrain。SuddenlyhisMajestysteptaside，turnedtowardsme，andcalled:\'Amtmann！[THENCLOSE

INTOMYEAR]Whoisthefatmantherewiththewhitecoat？\'

ICH（ALSOCLOSEINTOHISMAJESTY\'SEAR）。\"\'YourMajesty，thatistheLandrathQuast，oftheRuppinCircle。\'

KING。\"\'Verywell。\'

\"NowhisMajestywentbacktoGeneralvonZiethenandHerrvonKleist，andspokeofdifferentthings。HerrvonKleistpresentedsomeveryfinefruittohisMajesty；allatoncehisMajestyturnedround，andsaid:\'Serviteur，HerrLandrath！\'AstheLandrath[\"fatmantherewiththewhitecoat\"]wassteppingtowardshisMajesty，saidhisMajesty:\'Stayhetherewhereheis；Iknowhim。HeistheLandrathvonQuast！\'[\"Verygoodindeed，oldVaterFritz；lethimstandthereinhiswhitecoat，afat，sufficientlyhonoredman！

Chodowieckihasanengravingofthisincident；IsawITattheBritishMuseumonce，wheretheyhaveonlysevenothersonFriedrichaltogether，allinonepoorGOTHAALMANAC；verysmall，verycoarse，butverygood:thisQuast（Anglice\'Tassel\'）wasoneofthem\"

（MARGINALEOF1862）。]

\"Theyhadnowyokedthehorses。HisMajestytookaverytenderleaveofoldGeneralvonZiethen，wavedanadieutothoseabout，anddroveon。AlthoughhisMajestyatProtzenwouldnottakeanyfruit，yetwhenoncewewereoutofthevillage，hisMajestytookaluncheonfromthecarriagepocketforhimselfandtheHerrGeneralGrafvonGortz，and，allalong，duringthedrive，ateapricots（IMMERPFIRSCHE）。

Atstarting，hisMajestyhadfanciedIwastostophere，andcalledoutofthecarriage:\'Amtmann，comealongwithus！\'

KING。\"\'WhereistheBeamteofAltRuppin？\'

ICH。\"\'Apparentlyhemustbeunwell；otherwisehewouldhavebeeninProtzenatthechangeofhorsesthere\'[\"attheVORSPANN:\"Yes；

andManorhouse，EDELHOF，whereoldZiethenwaited，waslowerdownthestreet，andSOONERthanthePosthouse？]

KING。\"\'Na，tellmenow，don\'tyoureallyknowwhythatKleistatProtzentookhisdischarge？\'[VOILA！]

ICH。\"\'No，yourMajesty，Ireallydonot。\'

KING。\"\'Whatvillageisthisbeforeus？\'

ICH。\"\'Manker。\'

KING。\"\'Andwhose？\'

ICH。\"\'Yours，yourMajesty，intheAMTAltRuppin。\'

KING（lookingroundontheharvestfields）。\"\'Hereyou，now:

howareyoucontentwiththeharvest？\'

ICH。\"\'Verywell，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Verywell？Andtometheysaid，Veryill！\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，thewintercropwassomewhatfrostnipt；

butthesummercropinreturnissoabundantitwillrichlymakeupforthewintercrop。\'HisMajestynowlookedrounduponthefields，shockstandinguponshock。

KING。\"\'Itisagoodharvest，youareright；shockstandsclosebyshockhere！\'

ICH。\"\'Yes，yourMajesty；andthepeopleheremakeSTEIGS（mounts）

ofthemtoo。\'

KING。\"\'Steigs，whatisthat？\'

ICH。\"\'Thatis20sheavespiledalltogether。\'

KING。\"\'Oh，itisindisputablyagoodharvest。Buttellme，though，whydidKleistofProtzentakehisdischarge？\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，Idonotknow。Isupposehewasobligedtotakehisfather\'sestatesinhand:noothercausedoIknowof。\'

KING。\"\'What\'sthenameofthisvillagewearecomingto？\'

ICH。\"\'Garz。\'