KING。\"\'HaveItodrivethroughthevillage？\'
ICH。\"\'Itisnotindispensable；butthechangeofhorsesisthere。
IfyourMajestygiveorder，Iwillrideforward，sendthefreshhorsesoutofthevillage，andhavethemstationedtowaitatthefootofthehills。\'
KING。\"\'Oja，doso！Takeoneofmypageswithyou。\'
\"Inowtookmeasuresaboutthenewteamofhorses，butsoarrangedit，thatwhenhisMajestygotuponthehillsIwastheretoo。
Atdismountingfromhiscarriageonthehilltop，hisMajestydemandedaprospectglass；lookedroundthewholeregion，andthensaid:\'Well，intruth，thatisbeyondmyexpectation！Thatisbeautiful！Imustsaythistoyou，allofyouthathaveworkedinthisbusiness，youhavebehavedlikehonorablepeople！\'[TOME]
\'Tellmenow，istheElbefarfromhere？\'
ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，itis2milesoff[10miles]。YonderisWurbenintheAltmark；itliesupontheElbe。\'
KING。\"\'Thatcannotbe！Givemetheglassagain。Ja，ja，itistrue，though。Butwhatothersteepleisthat？\'
ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，thatisHavelberg。\'
KING。\"\'Na，comehere，allofyou！\'（THEREWEREAMTSRATHKLAUSIUS，BAUINSPECTORMENZELIUSANDI。）\'Hearnow，thetractofmoorheretotheleftmustalsobereclaimed；andwhatistotherighttoo，sofarasthemoorextends。Whatkindofwoodisthereonit？\'
ICH。\"\'Alders（ELSEN）andoaks，yourMajesty。\'
KING。\"\'Na！thealdersyoumayrootout；andtheoaksmaycontinuestanding；thepeoplemaysellthese，orusethemotherwise。
Whenoncethegroundisarable，Ireckonupon300familiesforit，and500headofcows，ha？\'Nobodyanswered；atlastIbegan，andsaid:
ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty，perhaps！\'
KING。\"\'Hearnow，youmayanswermewithconfidence。Therewillbemoreorfewerfamilies。Iknowwellenoughonecannot，allatonce，exactlysay。Iwasneverthere，don\'tknowtheground；otherwiseI
couldunderstandequallywithyouhowmanyfamiliescouldbeputuponit。\'
THEBAUINSPECTOR。\"\'YourMajesty，theLUCHisstillsubjecttorightsofcommonfromagreatmanyhands。\'
KING。\"\'Nomatterforthat。Youmustmakeexchanges，givethemanequivalent，accordingaswillanswerbestinthecase。Iwantnothingfromanybodyexceptatitsvalue。\'[TOAMTSRATHKLAUSIUS]
\'Na，hearnow，youcanwritetomyKammer[BOARD，BoardofWorksthatdoesNOTsitidle！]，whatitisthatIwantreclaimedtotheplough；themoneyforitIwillgive。\'[TOME]\'Andyou，yougotoBerlin，andexplaintomyGeheimerRathMichaelis，bywordofmouth，whatitisIwantreclaimed。\'
\"HisMajestynowsteptintohiscarriageagain[wasGortzsittingallthewhile，stillinsilence？Orhadheperhapsgotoutatthebottomofthehill，andsatdowntoacontemplativepipeoftobacco，thesmokeofwhich，heartcheeringtoGortz，wasalwaysdisagreeabletoFriedrich？Nobodyknows！]anddrovedownthehill；
therethehorseswerechanged。Andnow，ashisMajesty\'sorderwasthatIshould\'attendhimtotheStollenhills，\'Iwentuptothecarriage，andasked:
ICH。\"\'DoesyourMajestycommandthatIshouldyetaccompanyfarther\'[\"BEFEHLEN，command，\"inthepluralispolite，\"yourMajesty，thatIyetfarthershallWITH\"]？
KING。\"\'No，myson；ride，inGod\'sname，home。\'
\"TheHerrAmtsrath[Klausius]thenaccompaniedhisMajestytoRathenow，wherehe[THEY:HisMajestyisplural]lodgedinthePosthouse。AtRathenow，duringdinner，hisMajestywasuncommonlycheerful:hedinedwithHerrLieutenantColonelvonBackhofoftheCarabineers，andtheHerrLieutenantColonelvonBackhofhimselfhasrelatedthathisMajestysaid:
\"\'MygoodVonBackhof（MEINLIEBERVONBACKHOF）:ifHe[you]havenotforalongtimebeenintheFehrbellinneighborhood，gothere。\'\"Fehrbellin，thePrussianBANNOCKBURN；wheretheGreatElectorcutthehithertoinvincibleSwedesINTWO，amongtheDAMS
andintricatemooryquagmires，withavastlyinferiorforce，nearlyallofcavalry（ledbyoneDERFLINGER，whoinhisapprenticetimehadbeenaTAILOR）；beatoneendofthemalltorags，thengallopedoffandbeattheotherintoditto；quitetakingtheconceitoutoftheSwedes，oratleastclearingPrussiaofthemforeverandaday:
afeatmuchadmiredbyFriedrich:\"\'Gothere，\'hesays。
\'Thatregionisuncommonlyimproved[asIsawtoday]！Ihavenotforalongtimehadsuchapleasantdrive。IdecidedonthisjourneybecauseIhadnoREVIEWonhand；andithasgivenmesuchpleasurethatIshallcertainlyhaveanotherbyandby。\'
\"\'Tellmenow:howdidyougetoninthelastWar[KARTOFFELKRIEG，nofighting，onlyascrambleforproviantand\"potatoes\"]？
Mostlikelyill！YouinSaxonytoocouldmakenothingout。
Thereasonwas，wehadnotmentofightagainst，butcannons！
Imighthavedoneathingortwo；butIshouldhavesacrificedmorethanthehalfofmyArmy，andshedinnocenthumanblood。InthatcaseIshouldhavedeservedtobetakentotheGuardhousedoor，andtohavegotasixscorethere（EINENOFFFENTLICHENPRODUKT）！
Warsarebecomingfrightfultocarryon。\'
\"\'ThiswassurelytouchingtohearfromthemouthofagreatMonarch，\'saidHerrLieutenantColonelvonBackhoftome，andtearscameintothatoldsoldier\'seyes。\"AfterwardshisMajestyhadsaid:
\"OftheBattleofFehrbellinIknoweverything，almostasifI
myselfhadbeenthere！WhileIwasCrownPrince，andlayinRuppin，therewasanoldtownsman，themanwaseventhenveryold:hecoulddescribethewholeBattle，andknewthesceneofitextremelywell。
OnceIgotintoacarriage，tookmyoldgeniuswithme，whoshowedmeallovertheground，anddescribedeverythingsodistinctly，I
wasmuchcontentedwithhim。Aswewerecomingback，Ithought:
Come，letmehavealittlefunwiththeoldblade；soIaskedhim:
\'Father，don\'tyouknow，then，whythetwoSovereignscametoquarrelwithoneanother？\'\'Oja，yourRoyalHighnessES[fromthispointwehavePlattDeutsch，PRUSSIANdialect，fortheoldman\'sspeech；barelyintelligible，asScotchistoaningeniousEnglishman]，DATWILLICKSEWOHLSEGGEN，Icaneasilytellyouthat。WhenourChorforste[Kurfursts，GreatElector]wasyoung，hestudiedinUtrecht；andtheretheKingofSwedenhappenedtobetoo。Andnowthetwoyounglordspickedsomequarrel，gottopullingcaps[fellintooneanother\'shair]，ANDDITISNUDEPICKE
DAVON，andthisnowwastheupshotofit。\'HisMajestyspokethisinPlattDeutsch，asheregiven；butgrewattablesowearythathe（they）fellasleep。\"SofarBackhof；andnowagainFrommebywayoffinish:
\"OfhisMajesty\'sjourneyIcangivenofartherdescription。
ForthoughhisMajestyspokeandaskedmanythingselse；itwouldbedifficulttobringthemalltopaper。\"AndsoendstheDAYWITH
FRIEDRICHTHEGREAT；veryflat，butIdaresayveryTRUE:
aDaguerrotypeofoneofhisDays。
