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。'