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。\'
