第5章

KING。\"\'Towhombelongsit？\'

ICH。\"\'TotheKriegsrathvonQuast。\'

KING。\"\'ToWHOMbelongsit？\'

ICH。\"\'ToKriegsrathvonQuast。\'

KING。\"\'EYWAS[pooh，pooh]！IknownothingofKriegsraths！TowhomdoestheEstatebelong？\'

ICH。\"\'ToHerrvonQuast。\'FriedrichhadthegreatestcontemptforKriegsraths，andindeedformostotherRATHSortitularshams，labelledboxeswithnothingintheinside:onahorriblewinter

morning（sleet，thunder，&c。），marchingoffhoursbeforesunrise，hehasbeenheardtosay，\'WouldonewereaKriegsrath！

KING。\"\'Na，thatistherightanswer。\'

\"HisMajestynowarrivedatGarz。ThechangingofthehorseswasmanagedbyHerrvonLuderitzofNackeln，asfirstDeputyoftheRuppinCircle。Hehadhishaton，andawhitefeatherinit。

Whentheyokingwascompleted，ourjourneyproceededagain。

KING。\"\'Towhombelongsthisestateonthelefthere？\'

ICH。\"\'ToHerrvanLuderitz；itiscalledNackeln。\'

KING。\"\'WhatLuderitzisthat？\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，hethatwasinGarzwhilethehorseswerechanging。\'

KING。\"\'Ha，ha，theHerrwiththewhitefeather！Doyousowwheattoo？\'

ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Howmuchhaveyousown？\'

ICH。\"\'ThreeWISPELS12SCHEFFELS，\'unknownmeasures！

KING。\"\'Howmuchdidyourpredecessorusetosow？\'

ICH。\"\'Fourscheffels。\'

KING。\"\'Howhasitcomethatyousowsomuchmorethanhe？\'

ICH。\"\'AsIhavealreadyhadthehonortotellyourMajestythatI

keepseventyheadofcowsmorethanhe，Ihaveofcoursemoremanureformyground，andsoputitinabettercaseforbearingwheat。\'

KING。\"\'Butwhydoyougrownohemp？\'

ICH。\"\'Itwouldnotanswerhere。Inacoldclimateitwouldanswerbetter。OursailorscanbuyRussianhempinLubeckcheaper，andofbetterqualitythanIcouldgrowhere。\'

KING。\"\'Whatdoyousow，then，whereyouusedtohavehemp？\'

ICH。\"\'Wheat！\'

KING。\"\'WhydoyousownoFarbekraut，[\"DYEHERB:\"commonlycalled\"FARBERROTHE；\"yieldsacoarseRED，ondecoctionofthetwigsandbranches；fromitsrootsthefinerredcalled\"KRAPP\"（inFrenchGARANCE）isgot。]noKrapp？\'

ICH。\"\'Itwillnotprosper；thegroundisn\'tgoodenough。\'

KING。\"\'Thatispeople\'stalk:youshouldhavemadethetrial。\'

ICH。\"\'Ididmakethetrial；butitfailed；andasBeamteIcannotmakemanytrials；for，letthemfailornot，therentmustbepaid。\'

KING。\"\'Whatdoyousow，then，whereyouwouldhaveputFarbekraut？\'

ICH。\"\'Wheat。\'

KING。\"\'Na！Thenstandbywheat！Yourtenantsareingoodcase，Isuppose？\'

ICH。\"\'Yes，yourMajesty。IcanshowbytheRegisterofHypothecks（HYPOTHEKENBUCH）thattheyhaveabout50thousandthalersofcapitalamongthem。\'

KING。\"\'Thatisgood。\'

ICH。\"\'Threeyearsagoatenantdiedwhohad11，000thalers，\'say2，000pounds，\'intheBank。\'

KING。\"\'Howmuch？\'

ICH。\"\'Eleventhousandthalers。\'

KING。\"\'Keepthemsoalways！\'

ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty，itisverygoodthatthetenanthavemoney；buthebecomesmutinoustoo，asthetenantshereaboutsdo，whohaveseventimesovercomplainedtoyourMajestyagainstme，togetridoftheHOFDIENST，\'statedworkduefromthem。

KING。\"\'Theywillhavehadsomecausetoo！\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajestywillgraciouslypardon:therewasaninvestigationgoneinto，anditwasfoundthatIhadnotoppressedthetenants，buthadalwaysgoneuponmyright，andmerelyheldthemtodotheirduty。Neverthelessthematterstoodasitwas:

thetenantsarenotpunished；yourMajestyputsalwaysthetenantsintheright，thepoorBeamteisalwaysinthewrong！\'

KING。\"\'Ja:thatyou，myson，willcontrivetogetjustice，you，I

cannotbutbelieve！YouwillsendyourDepartmentsrath[Judgeoftheseaffairs]suchprettygiftsofbutter，capons，poults！\'

ICH。\"\'No，yourMajesty，wecannot。Cornbringsnoprice:ifonedidnotturnapennywithotherthings，howcouldoneraisetherentatall？\'

KING。\"\'Wheredoyousendyourbutter，caponsandpoults（PUTER）

forsale？\'

ICH。\"\'ToBerlin。\'

KING。\"\'WhynottoRuppin？\'

ICH。\"\'MostoftheRuppinpeoplekeepcows，asmanyasareneededfortheirownuses。Thesoldiereatsnothingbutold[salt]butter，hecannotbuyfresh。\'

KING。\"\'WhatdoyougetforyourbutterinBerlin？\'

ICH。\"\'Fourgroschenthepound；nowthesoldieratRuppinbuyshissaltbutterattwo。\'

KING。\"\'Butyourcaponsandpoults，youcouldbringthesetoRuppin？\'

ICH。\"\'IntheregimenttherearejustfourStaffOfficers；theycanusebutlittle:theburghersdon\'tlivedelicately；theythankGodwhentheycangetabitofporkorbacon。\'

KING。\"\'Yes，thereyouareintheright！TheBerliners，again，liketoeatsomedaintyarticle。Na！dowhatyouwillwiththetenants[UNTERTHANEN，notquiteADSCRIPTSatthattimeontheRoyalDemesnes，buttiedtomanyservices，andbymanyshackles，fromwhichFriedrichallhisdayswasgraduallydeliveringthem]；

onlydon\'toppressthem。\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，thatwouldneverbemynotion，noranyreasonableBeamte\'s。\'

KING。\"\'Tellme，then，wheredoesStollenlie？\'

ICH。\"\'StollenyourMajestycannotseejusthere。ThosebighillsthereontheleftarethehillsatStollen；thereyourMajestywillhaveaviewofalltheColonies。\'

KING。\"\'So？Thatiswell。Thenrideyouwithusthither。\'

\"NowhisMajestycameuponaquantityofpeasantswhoweremowingrye；theyhadformedthemselvesintotworows，werewipingtheirscythes，andsolethisMajestydrivethroughthem。

KING。\"\'WhattheDevil，thesepeoplewillbewantingmoneyfromme，Isuppose？\'

ICH。\"\'Ohno，yourMajesty！Theyarefullofjoythatyouaresograciousastovisitthisdistrict。\'

KING。\"\'I\'llgivethemnothing，though。Whatvillageisthat，thereaheadofus？\'

ICH。\"\'Barsekow。\'

KING。\"\'Towhombelongsit？\'

ICH。\"\'ToHerrvonMitschepfal。\'

KING。\"\'WhatMitschepfalisthat？\'

ICH。\"\'HewasMajorintheregimentwhichyourMajestyhadwhenCrownPrince。\'[Supra，vii。403。]

KING。\"\'MeinGott！Ishestillalive？\'

ICH。\"\'No，HEisdead；hisdaughterhastheestate。\'

\"WenowcameintothevillageofBarsekow，wheretheManorhouseisinruins。

KING。\"\'Hear！Isthatthemanorhouse（EDELHOF）？\'

ICH。\"\'Ja。\'

KING。\"\'Thatdoeslookmiserable。\'HereMitschepfal\'sdaughter，whohasmarriedabaronialHerrvonKriegsheimfromMecklenburg，cameforwardwhilethehorseswerechanging。Kriegsheimcameonaccountofherintothiscountry:theKinghasgiventhemaColonyof200

MORGEN（acres）。Comingtothecarriage，FrauvonKriegsheimhandedsomefruittohisMajesty。HisMajestydeclinedwiththanks；

asked，whoherfatherwas，whenhedied，&c。Onasudden，shepresentedherhusband；begantothankforthe200MORGEN；

mountedonthecoachstep；wishedtokiss，ifnothisMajesty\'shand，atleasthiscoat。HisMajestyshiftedquitetotheothersideofthecarriage，andcried\"goodoldFritz！\"\'Letbe，mydaughter，letbe！Itisallwell！Amtmann，letusgetalong（MACHT

DASSWIRFORTKOMMEN）！\'

KING。\"\'Hearnow:thesepeoplearenotprosperinghere？\'

ICH。\"\'Farfromit，yourMajesty；theyareinthegreatestpoverty。\'