KING。"'Whosowedthem？'
　　FORESTER。"'TheOberamtmann[Fromme]here。'
　　THEKING（TOME）。"'Na！TellmyGeheimerRathMichaelisthatthesandpatchesmustbesown。'[TOTHEFORESTER]'Butdoyouknowhowfircones（KIENAPFEL）shouldbesown？'
　　FORESTER。"'Oja，yourMajesty。'
　　KING。"'Na！[afrequentinterjectionofFriedrich'sandhisFather's]，howaretheysown，then？Fromeasttowest，orfromnorthtosouth？'["VANMORGENGEGENABEND，ODERVANABENDGEGEN
　　MORGEN？"soinORIG。（p。22）；but，surely，exceptasabove，ithasnosense？Fromnorthtosouth，thereisbutonefirseedsownagainstthewind；fromeasttowest，thereisawholerow。]
　　FORESTER。"'Fromeasttowest。'
　　KING。"'Thatisright。Butwhy？'
　　FORESTER。"'Becausethemostwindcomesfromthewest。'
　　KING。"'That'sright。'
　　"NowhisMajestyarrivedatFehrbellin；spoketherewithLieutenantProbstoftheZiethenHussarregiment，[ProbstistheleftmostfigureinthatChodowieckiEngravingofthefamousZiethenand
　　FriedrichCHAIRscene，fiveyearsafterthis。（Supra。374n。）]andwiththeFehrbellinPostmeister，CaptainvonMosch。Sosoonasthehorseswereto，wecontinuedourtravel；andashisMajestywasdrivingclosebymyBigDitches，"GRABEN，trenches，maindrains，"whichhavebeenmadeintheFehrbellinLUCHattheKing'sexpense，Irodeuptothecarriage，andsaid:
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty，thesenowarethetwonewDrains，whichbyyourMajesty'sfavorwehavegothere；andwhichkeeptheLuchdryforus。'
　　KING。"'So，so；thatIamgladof！WhoisHe（areyou）？'
　　FROMME。"'YourMajesty，IamtheBeamtehereofFehrbellin。'
　　KING。"'What'syourname？'
　　ICH。"'Fromme。'
　　KING。"'Ha，ha！youareasonoftheLandrathFromme's。'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty'spardon。MyfatherwasAmtsrathintheAMTLuhnin。'
　　KING。"'Amtsrath？Amtsrath？Thatisn'ttrue！YourfatherwasLandrath。Iknewhimverywell。Buttellmenow（SAGTMIREINMAL）
　　hasthedrainingoftheLuchbeenofmuchusetoyouhere？'
　　ICH。"'Oja，yourMajesty。'
　　KING。"'Doyoukeepmorecattlethanyourpredecessor？'
　　ICH。"'Yes，yourMajesty。OnthisfarmIkeep40more；onallthefarmstogether70more。'
　　KING。"'Thatisright。Themurrain（VIEHSEUCHE）isnothereinthisquarter？'
　　ICH。"'No，yourMajesty。'
　　KING。"'Haveyouhadithere？'
　　ICH。"'Ja。'
　　KING。"'Dobutdiligentlyuserocksalt，youwon'thavethemurrainagain。'
　　ICH。"'Yes，yourMajesty，Idouseittoo；butkitchensalthasverynearlythesameeffect。'
　　KING。"'No，don'tfancythat！Youmustn'tpoundtherocksaltsmall，butgiveittothecattlesothattheycanlickit。'
　　ICH。"'Yes，itshallbedone。'
　　KING。"'Aretherestillimprovementsneededhere？'
　　ICH。"'Oja，yourMajesty。HereliestheKemmensee[Kemmenlake]:
　　ifthatweredrainedout，yourMajestywouldgainsome1，800acres[MORGEN，threefifthsEnglishacre]ofpastureland，wherecolonistscouldbesettled；andthenthewholecountrywouldhavenavigationtoo，whichwouldhelpthevillageofFehrbellinandthetownofRuppintoanuncommondegree。'
　　KING。"'Isupposeso！Beagreathelptoyou，won'tit；andmanywillberuinedbythejob，especiallytheproprietorsofthegroundNICHTWAHR？'[Ha？]
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty'sgraciouspardon[EW。MAJESTATHALTENZU
　　GNADEN，holdmetograce]:thegroundbelongstotheRoyalForest，andtheregrowsnothingbutbirchesonit。'
　　KING。"'Oh，ifbirchwoodisallitproduces，thenwemaysee！
　　Butyoumustnotmakeyourreckoningwithoutyourhosteither，thatthecostmaynotoutruntheuse。'
　　ICH。"'Thecostwillcertainlynotoutruntheuse。For，first，yourMajestymaysecurelyreckonthateighteenhundredacreswillbewonfromthewater；thatwillbesixandthirtycolonists，allowingeach50acres。Andnowiftherewereasmalllighttollputupontherafttimberandtheshipsthatwillfrequentthenewcanal，therewouldbeampleinterestfortheoutlay。'
　　KING。"'Na，tellmyGeheimerRathMichaelisofit。Themanunderstandsthatkindofmatters；andIwilladviseyoutoapplytothemanineveryparticularofsuchthings，andwhereveryouknowthatcolonistscanbesettled。Idon'twantwholecoloniesatonce；
　　butwherevertherearetwoorthreefamiliesofthem，Isayapplytothatmanaboutit。'
　　ICH。"'Itshallhedone，yourMajesty。'
　　KING。"'Can'tIseeWusterau，'whereoldAjaxZiethenlives，'fromhere？'
　　ICH。"'Yes，yourMajesty；theretotheright，thatisit。'
　　ItBELONGStoGeneralvonZiethen；andterribleBUILDINGhehashadhere，almostallhislife！
　　KING。"'IstheGeneralathome？'
　　ICH。"'Ja。'
　　KING。"'Howdoyouknow？'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty，theRittmeistervonLestockliesinmyvillageonGRAZINGservice；andlastnighttheHerrGeneralsentaletterovertohimbyagroom。InthatwayIknowit。'
　　KING。"'DidGeneralvonZiethengain，amongothers，bythedrainingoftheLuch？'
　　ICH。"'Oja；theFarmsteadtheretotherighthebuiltinconsequence，andhasmadeadairythere，whichhecouldnothavedone，hadnottheLuchbeendrained。'
　　KING。"'ThatIamgladof！WhatistheBeamte'snameinAlt
　　Ruppin？'[OldRuppin，Isuppose，orpartofitsendless"RUPPINorRHYNMERE，"catchestheKing'seye。]
　　ICH。"'Honig。'
　　KING。"'Howlonghashebeenthere？'
　　ICH。"'SinceTrinityterm。'
　　KING。"'SinceTrinityterm！Whatwashebefore？'
　　ICH。"'Kanonious'[acanon]。
　　KING。"'Kanonicus？Kanonicus？HowtheDevilcomesaKanonicustobeaBeamte？'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty，heisayoungmanwhohasmoney，andwantedtohavethehonorofbeingaBeamteofyourMajesty。'
　　KING。"'Whydidn'ttheoldonestay？'
　　ICH。"'Isdead。'
　　KING。"'Well，thewidowmighthavekepthisAMT，then！'
　　ICH。"'Isfallenintopoverty。'
　　KING。"'Bywomanhusbandry！'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty'spardon！Shecultivatedwell，butaheapofmischancesbroughtherdown:thosemayhappentothebesthusbandman。Imyself，twoyearsago，lostsomanycattlebythemurrain，andgotnoremission:sincethat，Inevercangetonagaineither。'
　　KING。"'Myson，todayIhavesomedisorderinmyleftear，andcannothearrightlyonthatsideofmyhead'（！）。
　　ICH。"'ItisapitythatGeheimerRathMichaelishasgottheverysamedisorder！'Inowretiredalittlebackfromthecarriage；
　　IfanciedhisMajestymighttakethisanswerill。
　　KING。"'Na，Amtmann，forward！Staybythecarriage；butTAKECARE
　　OFYOURSELF，THATYOUDON'TGETHURT。SPEAKLOUD，IUNDERSTANDVERY
　　WELL。'ThesewordsmarkedinItalics[capitals]hisMajestyrepeatedatleasttentimesinthecourseofthejourney。'Tellmenow，whatisthatvillageoverontherightyonder？'
　　ICH。"'Langen。'
　　KING。"'Towhomdoesitbelong？'
　　ICH。"'AthirdpartofittoyourMajesty，undertheAMTofAlt
　　Ruppin；athirdtoHerrvonHagen；andthentheHighChurch（DOHM）
　　ofBerlinhasalsotenantsinit。'