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。