第6章

KING。""Thatisbad。Tellmethough；therelivedaLandrathherebefore:hehadaquantityofchildren:can"tyourecollecthisname？"

ICH。""ThatwillhavebeentheLandrathvonGorgasofGenser。"

KING。""Ja，ja，thatwashe。Ishedeadnow？"

ICH。""Ja，yourMajesty。Hediedin1771:anditwasverysingular；

inonefortnighthe，hiswifeandfoursonsalldied。Theotherfourthatwerelefthadallthesamesicknesstoo，whichwasahotfever；andthoughthesons，beingintheArmy，wereindifferentgarrisons，andnobrotherhadvisitedtheother，theyallgotthesameillness，andcameoutofitwithmerelytheirlifeleft。"

KING。""Thatwasadesperateaffair（VERZWEIFELTERUMSTAND

GEWESEN）！Wherearethefoursonsthatarestillinlife？"

ICH。""OneisintheZiethenHussars，oneintheGensd"Armes，anotherwasintheregimentPrinzFerdinand，andlivesontheEstateDersau。ThefourthissoninlawofHerrGeneralvonZiethen。HewaslieutenantintheZiethenRegiment；butinthelastwar（POTATOWAR，1778），onaccountofhisillhealth，yourMajestygavehimhisdischarge；andhenowlivesinGenser。"

KING。""So？ThatisoneoftheGorgases，then！Areyoustillmakingexperimentswiththeforeignkindsofcorn？"

ICH。""Oja；thisyearIhavesownSpanishbarley。Butitwillnotrightlytakehold；Imustgiveitupagain。However，theHolsteinSTOOLingrye（STAUDENROGGEN）hasansweredverywell。"

KING。""Whatkindofryeisthat？"

ICH。""ItgrowsinHolsteinintheLowGrounds（NIEDERUNG）。

Neverbelowthe10thgrain[10reapedfor1sown]haveIyethadit。"

KING。""Nu，nu[Ho，ho]，surelynotthe10thgrainallatonce！"

ICH。""Thatisnotmuch。PleaseyourMajestytoasktheHerrGeneralvonGortz[whohasnotspokenasyllableallday]；heknowsthisisnotreckonedmuchinHolstein:"（theGeneralGrafvonGortzIfirsthadthehonortomakeacquaintancewithinHolstein）。

"Theynowtalked，forawhile，oftherye，inthecarriagetogether。PresentlyhisMajestycalledtomefromthecarriage，"Na，standbytheHolsteinSTAUDENrye，then；andgivesometothetenantstoo。"

ICH。""Yes，yourMajesty。"

KING。""Butgivemesomeidea:whatkindofappearancehadtheLuchbeforeitwasdrained？"

ICH。""Itwasmerehighroughmassesofhillocks（HULLEN）；

betweenthemthewatersettled，andhadnoflow。Inthedriestyearswecouldn"tcartthehayout，buthadtoputitupinbigricks。Onlyinwinter，whenthefrostwassharp，couldwegetithome。Butnowwehavecutawaythehillocks；andthetrenchesthatyourMajestygotmadeforustakethewateroff。AndnowtheLuchisasdryasyourMajestysees，andwecancarryoutourhaywhenweplease。"

KING。""Thatiswell。Haveyourtenants，too，morecattlethanformerly？"

ICH。""Ja！"

KING。""Howmanymore？"

ICH。""Manyhaveonecow，manytwo，accordingastheirmeansadmit。"

KING。""Buthowmanymorehavetheyinall？Abouthowmany，thatis？"

ICH。""About150head。"

"HisMajestymustlatelyhaveaskedtheHerrGeneralvonGortz，howIcametoknowhim，asItoldhisMajestytoaskGeneralvonGortzabouttheHolsteinrye；andpresumablytheHerrGeneralmusthaveanswered，whatwasthefact，ThathehadfirstknownmeinHolstein，whereIdealtinhorses，andthatIhadbeenatPotsdamwithhorses。SuddenlyhisMajestysaid:"Hear！Iknowyouarefondofhorses。Butgiveupthat，andprefercows；youwillfindyouraccountbetterthere。"

ICH。""YourMajesty，Inolongerdealinhorses。Imerelyrearafewfoalseveryyear。"

KING。""Rearcalvesinstead；thatwillbebetter。"

ICH。""Oh，yourMajesty，ifonetakespainswithit，thereisnolossinbreedinghorses。Iknowamanwhogot，twoyearsago，1，000

thalersforastallionofhisraising。"

KING。""Hemusthavebeenafoolthatgaveit。"

ICH。""YourMajesty，hewasaMecklenburgnobleman。"

KING。""Butneverthelessafool。"

"WenowcameupontheterritoryoftheAmtNeustadt；andheretheAmtsrathKlausius，whohastheAmtinfarm，wasinwaitingontheboundary，andlethisMajestydrivepast。ButasIbegantogettiredofthespeaking，andhisMajestywentonalwaysaskingaboutvillages，whichstandhereaboutsingreatquantity，andIhadalwaystonametheowner，andsaywhatsonshehadintheArmy，I

broughtupHerrAmtsrathKlausiustothecarriage，andsaid:

ICH。""YourMajesty，thisistheAmtsrathKlausius，oftheAmtNeustadt，inwhosejurisdictiontheColoniesare。"

KING。""So，so！thatisverygood（DASISTMIRLIEB）。

Bringhimup。"

KING。""What"syourname？"（fromthispointtheKingspokemostlywithAmtsrathKlausius，andIonlywrotedownwhatIheard）。

KL。""Klausius。"

KING。""Klausius。Na，haveyoumanycattlehereontheColonies？"

KL。""1，887headofcows，yourMajesty。Therewouldhavebeenabove3，000，haditnotbeenforthemurrainthatwashere。"

KING。""Dothepeopletooincreasewell？Aretherejollychildren？"

KL。""Oja，yourMajesty；therearenow1，576soulsupontheColonies。"

KING。""Areyoumarriedtoo？"

KL。""Ja，yourMajesty。"

KING。""Andhaveyouchildren？"

KL。""Stepchildren，yourMajesty。"

KING。""Whynotofyourown？"

KL。""Don"tknowthat，yourMajesty；asithappens。"

KING。""Hear:IsitfartotheMecklenburgborder，herewhereweare？"

KL。""Onlyashortmile[5milesEnglish]。ButtherearesomevillagesscatteredstillwithintheboundarywhichbelongtoBrandenburg。ThereareStetzebart，Rossoandsoon。"

KING。""Ja，ja，Iknowthem。ButIshouldnothavethoughtweweresonearupontheMecklenburgcountry。"[TOTHEHERRAMTSRATH

KLAUSIUS]"Wherewereyouborn？"

KL。""AtNeustadtontheDosse。"

KING。""Whatwasyourfather？"

KL。""Clergyman。"

KING。""Aretheygoodpeople，theseColonists？Thefirstgenerationofthemisn"tusuallygoodformuch。"

KL。""Theyaregettingon，betterorworse。"

KING。""Dotheymanagetheirhusbandrywell？"

KL。""Oja，yourMajesty。HisExcellencytheMinistervonDerschau，too，hasgivenmeaColonyof75acres，toshowtheotherColonistsagoodexampleinmanagement。"

KING（smiling）。""Ha，ha！goodexample！Buttellme，Iseenowoodhere:wheredotheColonistsgettheirtimber？"

KL。""FromtheRuppindistrict。"

KING。""Howfaristhat？"

KL。""3miles"[15English]。

KING。""Well，that"sagreatway。Itshouldhavebeencontrivedthattheycouldhaveitnearerhand。"[TOME]"Whatmanisthattotherightthere？"

ICH。""Bauinspector[BuildingsInspector]Menzelius，whohaschargeofthebuildingsintheseparts。"

KING。""AmIinRome？TheyaremereLatinnames！Whyisthathedgedinsohigh？"

ICH。""Thatisthemulestud。"

KING。""WhatisthenameofthisColony？"

ICH。""Klausiushof。"

KL。""YourMajesty，itshouldbecalledKlaushof。"

KING。""ItsnameisKlausiushof。WhatistheotherColonycalled？"

ICH。""Brenkenhof。"

KING。""Thatisnotitsname。"

ICH。""Ja，yourMajesty，Iknowitbynoother！"

KING。""ItsnameisBrenkenhosiushof！ArethesetheStollenhillsthatliebeforeus？"

ICH。""Ja，yourMajesty。"