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。\'
