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。'