KING。"'Youaremistaken，theHighChurchofMagdeburg。'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty'sgraciouspardon，theHighChurchofBerlin。'
　　KING。"'Butitisnotso；theHighChurchofBerlinhasnotenants！'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty'sgraciouspardon，theHighChurchofBerlinhasthreetenantsinthevillageKarveseninmyownAMT。'
　　KING。"'Youmistake，itistheHighChurchofMagdeburg。'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty，ImustbeabadBeamte，ifIdidnotknowwhattenantsandwhatlordshipsthereareinmyownAMT。'
　　KING。"'Ja，thenyouareintheright！Tellmenow:hereontherighttheremustbeanestate，Ican'tthinkofthename；namemetheestatesthatliehereontheright。'
　　ICH。"'Buschow，Rodenslieben，Sommerfeld，Beetz，Karbe。'
　　KING。"'That'sit，Karbe！Towhombelongsthat？'
　　ICH。"'ToHerrvonKnesebeck。'
　　KING。"'Washeintheservice？'
　　ICH。"'Yes，LieutenantorEnsignintheGuards。'
　　KING。"'IntheGuards？[COUNTINGONHISFINGERS。]Youareright:
　　hewasLieutenantintheGuards。IamverygladtheEstateisstillinthehandsoftheKnesebecks。Na，tellmethough，theroadthatmountsupheregoestoRuppin，andheretotheleftisthegrandroadforHamburg？'
　　ICH。"'Ja，yourMajesty。'
　　KING。"'DoyouknowhowlongitissinceIwasherelast？'
　　ICH。"'No。'
　　KING。"'Itisthreeandfortyyears。CannotIseeRuppinsomewherehere？'
　　ICH。"'Yes，yourMajesty:thesteeplerisingthereoverthefirs，thatisRuppin。'
　　KING（leaningoutofthecarriagewithhisprospectglass）。
　　"'Ja，ja，thatisit，Iknowityet。CanIseeDrammitzhereabouts？'
　　ICH。"'No，yourMajesty:Drammitzliestoofartotheleft，closeonKiritz。'
　　KING。"'Sha'n'tweseeit，whenwecomecloser？'
　　ICH。"'Maybe，aboutNeustadt；butIamnotsure。'
　　KING。"'Pity，that。CanIseePechlin？'
　　ICH。"'Notjustnow，yourMajesty；itliestoomuchinthehollow。
　　WhoknowswhetheryourMajestywillseeitatall！'
　　KING。"'Na，keepaneye；andifyouseeit，tellme。WhereistheBeamteofAltRuppin？'
　　ICH。"'InProtzen，wherewechangehorses，hewillbe。'
　　KING。"'Can'tweyetseePechlin？'
　　ICH。"'No，yourMajesty。'
　　KING。"'Towhombelongsitnow？'
　　ICH。"'ToacertainSchonermark。'
　　KING。"'IsheoftheNobility？'
　　ICH。"'No。'
　　KING。"'Whohaditbeforehim？'
　　ICH。"'TheCourier（FELDJAGER）Ahrens；hegotitbyinheritancefromhisfather。Thepropertyhasalwaysbeenincommoners'
　　（BURGERLICHEN）hands。
　　KING。"'ThatIamawareof。Howcallwethevillageherebeforeus？'
　　ICH。"'Walcho。'
　　KING。"'Towhombelongsit？'
　　ICH。"'Toyou，yourMajesty，undertheAmtAltRuppin。'
　　KING。"'Whatisthevillageherebeforeus？'
　　ICH。"'Protzen。'
　　KING。"'Whoseisit？'
　　ICH。"'HerrvonKleist's。'
　　KING。"'WhatKleististhat？'
　　ICH。"'AsonofGeneralKleist's。'
　　KING。"'OfwhatGeneralKleist's。'
　　ICH。"'HisbrotherwasFLUGELADJUTANT[WINGadjutant，whateverthatmaybe]withyourMajesty；andisnowatMagdeburg，Lieutenant
　　ColonelintheRegimentKalkstein。'
　　KING。"'Ha，ha，thatone！IknowtheKleistsverywell。HasthisKleistbeenintheservicetoo？'
　　ICH。"'Yea，yourMajesty；hewasensignintheregimentPrinzFerdinand。'
　　KING。"'Whydidthemanseekhisdischarge？'
　　ICH。"'ThatIdonotknow。'
　　KING。"'Youmaytellme，Ihavenoviewinasking:whydidthemantakehisdischarge？'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty，Ireallycannotsay。'
　　"WehadnowgotontoProtzen。IperceivedoldGeneralvanZiethenstandingbeforetheManorhouseinProtzen，"ruggedbraveoldsoul；withhishangingbrows，andstrangedimfierypiousoldthoughts！"Irodeforwardtothecarriageandsaid:
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty，theHerrGeneralvonZiethenis[are，SIND]
　　alsohere。'
　　KING。"'Where？where？Oh，rideforward，andtellthepeopletodrawup；theymusthalt，I'llgetout。'
　　"AndnowhisMajestygotout；andwasexceedinglydelightedatthesightofHerrGeneralvonZiethen；talkedwithhimandHerrvonKleistofmanythings:WhetherthedrainingoftheLuchhaddonehimgood；Whetherthemurrainhadbeenthereamongtheircattle？
　　andrecommendedrocksaltagainstthemurrain。SuddenlyhisMajestysteptaside，turnedtowardsme，andcalled:'Amtmann！[THENCLOSE
　　INTOMYEAR]Whoisthefatmantherewiththewhitecoat？'
　　ICH（ALSOCLOSEINTOHISMAJESTY'SEAR）。"'YourMajesty，thatistheLandrathQuast，oftheRuppinCircle。'
　　KING。"'Verywell。'
　　"NowhisMajestywentbacktoGeneralvonZiethenandHerrvonKleist，andspokeofdifferentthings。HerrvonKleistpresentedsomeveryfinefruittohisMajesty；allatoncehisMajestyturnedround，andsaid:'Serviteur，HerrLandrath！'AstheLandrath["fatmantherewiththewhitecoat"]wassteppingtowardshisMajesty，saidhisMajesty:'Stayhetherewhereheis；Iknowhim。HeistheLandrathvonQuast！'["Verygoodindeed，oldVaterFritz；lethimstandthereinhiswhitecoat，afat，sufficientlyhonoredman！
　　Chodowieckihasanengravingofthisincident；IsawITattheBritishMuseumonce，wheretheyhaveonlysevenothersonFriedrichaltogether，allinonepoorGOTHAALMANAC；verysmall，verycoarse，butverygood:thisQuast（Anglice'Tassel'）wasoneofthem"
　　（MARGINALEOF1862）。]
　　"Theyhadnowyokedthehorses。HisMajestytookaverytenderleaveofoldGeneralvonZiethen，wavedanadieutothoseabout，anddroveon。AlthoughhisMajestyatProtzenwouldnottakeanyfruit，yetwhenoncewewereoutofthevillage，hisMajestytookaluncheonfromthecarriagepocketforhimselfandtheHerrGeneralGrafvonGortz，and，allalong，duringthedrive，ateapricots（IMMERPFIRSCHE）。
　　Atstarting，hisMajestyhadfanciedIwastostophere，andcalledoutofthecarriage:'Amtmann，comealongwithus！'
　　KING。"'WhereistheBeamteofAltRuppin？'
　　ICH。"'Apparentlyhemustbeunwell；otherwisehewouldhavebeeninProtzenatthechangeofhorsesthere'["attheVORSPANN:"Yes；
　　andManorhouse，EDELHOF，whereoldZiethenwaited，waslowerdownthestreet，andSOONERthanthePosthouse？]
　　KING。"'Na，tellmenow，don'tyoureallyknowwhythatKleistatProtzentookhisdischarge？'[VOILA！]
　　ICH。"'No，yourMajesty，Ireallydonot。'
　　KING。"'Whatvillageisthisbeforeus？'
　　ICH。"'Manker。'
　　KING。"'Andwhose？'
　　ICH。"'Yours，yourMajesty，intheAMTAltRuppin。'
　　KING（lookingroundontheharvestfields）。"'Hereyou，now:
　　howareyoucontentwiththeharvest？'
　　ICH。"'Verywell，yourMajesty。'
　　KING。"'Verywell？Andtometheysaid，Veryill！'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty，thewintercropwassomewhatfrostnipt；
　　butthesummercropinreturnissoabundantitwillrichlymakeupforthewintercrop。'HisMajestynowlookedrounduponthefields，shockstandinguponshock。
　　KING。"'Itisagoodharvest，youareright；shockstandsclosebyshockhere！'
　　ICH。"'Yes，yourMajesty；andthepeopleheremakeSTEIGS（mounts）
　　ofthemtoo。'
　　KING。"'Steigs，whatisthat？'
　　ICH。"'Thatis20sheavespiledalltogether。'
　　KING。"'Oh，itisindisputablyagoodharvest。Buttellme，though，whydidKleistofProtzentakehisdischarge？'
　　ICH。"'YourMajesty，Idonotknow。Isupposehewasobligedtotakehisfather'sestatesinhand:noothercausedoIknowof。'
　　KING。"'What'sthenameofthisvillagewearecomingto？'
　　ICH。"'Garz。'