Drawingwasproceedingunmolested，whenhisfoolishBaireuthHussar，havinganexcellentrifle（ARQUEBUSERAYEE）withhim，tookitintohisheadtohaveashotattheFrenchsentriesatlongrange。Hisshothitnothing；butitawakenedtheFrenchanimosity，aswasnatural；theFrenchbegandiligentlyfiring；andmighteasilyhavedonemischief。MyHusband，volleyingoutsomerebukeupontheblockheadofaHussar，finishedhisdrawing，inspiteoftheFrenchbullets；thenrodeuptotheCrown—PrinceandIllMargraf，whohadgottheirshareofwhatwasgoing，andwereinnogood—humorwithhim。IllMargrafroundedthingsintotheCrown—
　　Prince’sear，inanunmannerlyway，withglancesatmyHusband；——
　　whounderstooditwellenough；andpromptlycoercedsuchill—bredprocedures，intimating，inapoliteimpressiveway，thattheywouldbedangerousifpersistedin。WhichreducedtheIllMargraftoaspitefulbutsilentcondition。Nootherharmwasdoneatthattime；theFrenchbulletsallwentawry，or"evenfellshort，beingsuckedinbytheriver，"thinksWilhelmina。[Wilhelmina，ii。208，209；OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part1st，p。19。]
　　AmoreimportantfeatureoftheCrown—Prince’slifeintheselatterweeksisthenewshegetsofhisfather。FriedrichWilhelm，afterquittingtheElectoralYacht，didhisreviewingatWesel，atBielefeld，allhisreviewinginthoseRhineandWeserCountries；
　　thenturnedasidetopayapromisedvisittoGinkeltheBerlinDutchAmbassador，whohasafineHouseinthoseparts；andtherehisMajestyhasfallenseriouslyill。ObligedtopauseatGinkel’s，andthenathisownSchlossofMoyland，forsometime；
　　doesnotreachPotsdamtillthe14thSeptember，andtheninaweak，worsening，andaltogetherdangerouscondition，whichlastsformonthstocome。[Fassmann，pp。512—533:September，1734—
　　January，1735。]Wrecksofgout，theysay，andofallmannerofnosologicalmischief；fallingtodropsy。Casedesperate，thinkalltheNewspapers，inacautiousform；whichisFriedrichWilhelm’sownopinionprettymuch，andthatofthosebetterinformed。
　　HerearethoughtsforaCrown—Prince；wellaffectedtohisFather，yetsufferingmuchfromhimwhichisgrievous。Toby—standers，onenowmakesadifferentfigure:"ACrown—Prince，whomaybeKingoneofthesedays，——whomalittleadulationwerewellspentupon！"
　　Fromwithinandfromwithoutcomeagitatinginfluences；
　　thoughtswhichmustberigorouslyrepressed，andwhicharenotwhollyrepressible。ThesoldieringCrown—Prince，fromabouttheendofSeptember，forthelastweekortwoofthisCampaign，issecretlynolongerquitethesametohimselfortoothers。
　　GLIMPSEOFLIEUTENANTCHASOT，ANDOFOTHERACQUISITIONS。
　　Wehavestilltwolittlepointstospecify，ortobringupfromtherearwardwhithertheyarefallen，inregardtothisCampaign。
　　AfterwhichthewearisomeCampaignshallterminate；Crown—PrinceleadinghisTenThousandtoFrankfurt，towardstheirwinter—
　　quartersinWestphalia；andthenhimselfrunningacrossfromFrankfurt（October5th），toseeWilhelminaforadayortwoonthewayhomewards:——withmuchpleasuretoallparties，myreadersandmeincluded！
　　FIRSTpointis，That，sometimeinthisCampaign，probablytowardstheendofit，theCrown—Prince，OldDessauerandsomeotherswiththem，"procuredpassports，"wentacross，and"sawtheFrenchCamp，"andwhatnewphenomenawereinitforthem。Where，when，how，orwithwhatimpressionleftoneitherside，wedonotlearn。
　　ItwasnotmuchofaCampformilitaryadmiration，thisoftheFrench。[MemoiresdeNoailles（passim）。]
　　Therewereoldsoldiersofdistinctioninithereandthere；afewyoungsoldiersdiligentlystudiousoftheirart；andagreatmanyyoungfopsofhighbirthandhighways，struttingabout"inred—
　　heeledshoes，"with"CommissionsgotfromCourt"forthisWar，andnothingofthesoldierbuttheepaulettesandplumages，——apttobe"insolent"amongtheirpoorercomrades。Fromallparties，youngandold，evenfromthatinsolentred—heelparty，nothingbutthehighestfinishofpolitenesscouldbevisibleonthisparticularoccasion。Doubtlessallpassedintheusualsatisfactorymanner；
　　andtheCrown—Princegothispleasantexcursion，andmaterials，moreorless，forafterthoughtandcomparison。Butasthereisnothingwhateverofitonrecordforusbutthebarefact，weleaveittothereader’simagination，——factbeingindubitable，anddetailsnotinconceivabletolivelyreaders。AmongtheFrenchdignitariesdoingthehonorsoftheirCamponthisoccasion，hewasstruckbytheGeneral’sAdjutant，a"CountdeRottembourg"
　　（properlyVONROTHENBURG，ofGermanbirth，kinsmantotheRothenburgwhomwehaveseenasFrenchAmbassadoratBerlinlongsince）；apromisingyoungsoldier；whomhedidnotlosesightofagain，butacquiredinduetimetohisownservice，andfoundtobeofeminentworththere。ACountvonSchmettau，twoBrothersvonSchmettau，hereintheAustrianservice；superiormen，Prussianbybirth，andveryfittobeacquiredbyandby；thesetheCrown—
　　PrincehadalreadynoticedinthisRhineCampaign，——havingalwayshiseyesopentophenomenaofthatkind。
　　TheSECONDlittlepointisofdateperhapstwomonthsanteriortothatoftheFrenchCamp；andismarkedsufficientlyinthisExcerptfromourconfusedmanuscripts。
　　BeforequittingPhilipsburg，therebefelloneslightadventure，which，thoughitseemedtobenothing，isworthrecordinghere。
　　Oneday，datenotgiven，ayoungFrenchOfficer，ofingenuousprepossessinglook，thoughmuchflurriedatthemoment，cameacrossasinvoluntarydeserter；flyingfromagreatperilinhisowncamp。ThenameofhimisChasot，LieutenantofsuchandsuchaRegiment:"TakemetoPrinceEugene！"heentreats，whichisdone。
　　Perilwasthis:Ahighyounggentleman，oneofthosefopsinredheels，ignorant，andcapableofinsolencetoapoorercomradeofstudiousturn，hadfixedadueluponChasot。Chasotranhimthrough，infairduel；dead，andisthoughttohavedeservedit。
　　"ButDucdeBoufflersishiskinsman:run，oryouarelost！"criedeverybody。TheOfficersofhisRegimenthastilyredactedsomecertificateforChasot，hastilysignedit；andChasotran，scarcelywaitingtopackhisbaggage。
　　"WillnotyourSereneHighnessprotectme？"——"Certainly！"saidEugene；——gaveChasotalodgingamonghisownpeople；andappointedoneofthem，HerrBrenderbyname，toshowhimabout，andteachhimthenatureofhisnewquarters。Chasot，abrisk，ingenuousyoungfellow，soonbecameafavorite；eagertobeusefulwherepossible；andverypleasantindiscourse，saideverybody。
　　Byandby，——stillatPhilipsburg，aswouldseem，thoughitisnotsaid，——theCrown—PrinceheardofChasot；askedBrendertobringhimover。HereisChasot’sownaccount:throughwhich，asthroughasmalleyelet—hole，wepeeponcemore，andforthelasttime，directintotheCrown—Prince’sCampaign—lifeonthisoccasion:——
　　"Nextmorning，atteno’clocktheappointedhour，Brenderhavingorderedoutoneofhishorsesforme，IaccompaniedhimtothePrince；whoreceivedusinhisTent，——behindwhichhehad，hollowedouttothedepthofthreeorfourfeet，alargeDining—
　　room，withwindows，andaroof，"Ihopeofgoodheight，"thatchedwithstraw。HisRoyalHighness，aftertwohours’conversation，inwhichhehadputahundredquestionstome[aPrincedesirousofknowingthefacts]，dismissedus；andatparting，bademereturnoftentohimintheevenings。
　　"ItwasinthisDining—room，attheendofagreatdinner，thedayafternext，thatthePrussianguardintroducedaTrumpetfromMonsieurd’Asfeld[FrenchCommander—in—ChiefsinceBerwick’sdeath]，withmythreehorses，sentoverfromtheFrenchArmy。
　　PrinceEugene，whowaspresent，andingoodhumor，said，’Wemustsellthosehorses，theydon’tspeakGerman；Brenderwilltakecaretomountyousomewayorother。’PrinoeLichtensteinimmediatelyputapriceonmyhorses；andtheyweresoldonthespotatthreetimestheirworth。ThePrinceofOrange，whowasofthisDinner[slightlycrook—backedwittygentleman，Englishhoneymoonwellover]，saidtomeinahalf—whisper，’Monsieur，thereisnothinglikesellinghorsestopeoplewhohavedinedwell。’
　　"Afterthissale，IfoundmyselfricherthanIhadeverbeeninmylife。ThePrince—Royalsentme，almostdaily，agroomandledhorse，thatImightcometohim，andsometimesfollowhiminhisexcursions。Atlast，hehaditproposedtome，byM。deBrender，andevenbyPrinceEugene，toaccompanyhimtoBerlin。"Which，ofcourse，Idid；takingRuppinfirst。"IarrivedatBerlinfromRuppin，in1734，twodaysafterthemarriageofFriedrichWilhelmMargrafofSchwedt[IllMargraf’selderBrother，wildestwild—
　　beastofthiscamp]withthePrincessSophie，"——thatistosay，12thofNovember；Marriagehavingbeenonthel0th，astheBooksteachus。Chasotremembersthat，onthe14th，"theCrown—Princegave，inhisBerlinmansion，adinnertoalltheRoyalFamily，"inhonorofthatauspiciouswedding。[KurdvouSchlozer，
　　Chasot（Berlin，1856），pp。20—22。ApleasantlittleBook；tolerablyaccurate，andofveryreadablequality。]
　　ThusisChasotestablishedwiththeCrown—Prince。HewillturnupfightingwellinsubsequentpartsofthisHistory；andagainduellingfatally，thoughnothingofaquarrelsomeman，asheasserts。
　　CROWN—PRINCE’SVISITTOBAIREUTHONTHEWAYHOME。
　　October4th，theCrown—PrincehaspartedwithPrinceEugene，——nottomeetagaininthisworld；"anoldherogonetotheshadowofhimself，"saystheCrown—Prince；[OEuvres（MemoiresdeBrandebourg），i。167。]——andisgivinghisPrussianWar—CaptainsafarewelldinneratFrankfurt—on—Mayn；havinghimselfledtheTenThousandsofar，towardsWinter—quarters，andhandingthemovernowtotheirusualcommanders。TheyaretowinterinWestphalia，theseTenThousand，inthePaderborn—MunsterCountry；wheretheyarenothinglikewelcometotheRulingPowers；
　　norareintendedtobeso，——Kur—Koln（proprietorthere）andhisBrotherofBavariahavingopenlyFrenchleanings。ThePrussianTenThousandwillhavetohelpthemselvestotheessential，therefore，withoutwelcome；——andthingsarenotpleasant。AndtheRulingPowers，byprotocolling，stillmoretheCommonaltyifittryatmobbing，["28thMarch，1735"（Fassmann，p。547）；Buchholz，i。136。]canonlymakethemworse。IndeeditissaidtheTenThousand，thoughtheirbearingwassoperfectotherwise，generallybehavedratherillintheirmarchesoverGermany，duringthisWar，——andalwaysworst，itwasremarkedbyobservantpersons，inthecountries（BambergandWurzburg，forinstance）wheretheirofficershadinpastyearsbeeninrecruitingtroubles。
　　Wherebyobservantpersonsexplainedthephenomenontothemselves。
　　Butweomitallthat；ourconcernlyingelsewhere。"DirectlyafterdinneratFrankfurt，"theCrown—Princedrivesoff，rapidlyashiswontis，towardsBaireuth。Hearrivesthereonthemorrow；
　　"October5th，"saysWilhelmina，——whoagainilluminateshimtous，thoughwithobliquelights，foraninstant。
　　Wilhelminawasinlowspirits:——weakhealth；addfuneralofthePrinceofCulmbach（killedintheBattleofParma），illnessofPapa，andothersombreevents:——andwasbynomeanscontentwiththeCrown—Prince，onthisoccasion。StrangelyalteredsincewemethiminJulylast！Itmaybe，theCrown—Prince，looking，withanairybuoyancyofmind，towardsacertainEventprobablynear，hasgothisyoungheadinflatedalittie，andcarrieshimselfwithaheightnewtothisbelovedSister；——butprobablythesadhumorofthePrincessherselfhasagooddealtodowithit。Alas，thecontrastbetweenaheartknowingsecretlyitsownbitterness，andafriend’sheartconsciousofjoyandtriumph，isharshandshockingtotheformerofthetwo！HereisthePrincess’saccount；
　　withthesubtrahend，twenty—fiveorseventy—fivepercent，notdeductedfromit:——
　　"MyBrotherarrived，the5thofOctober。Heseemedtomeputout（DECONTENANCE）；andtobreakoffconversationwithme，hesaidhehadtowritetotheKingandQueen。Iorderedhimpenandpaper。
　　Hewroteinmyroom；andspentmorethanagoodhourinwritingacoupleofLetters，ofalineortwoeach。HethenhadalltheCourt，oneaftertheother，introducedtohim；saidnothingtoanyofthem，lookedmerelywithamockingairatthem；afterwhichwewenttodinner。
　　"Herehiswholeconversationconsistedinquizzing（TURLUPINER）
　　whateverhesaw；andrepeatingtome，aboveahundredtimesover，thewords’littlePrince，’’littleCourt。’Iwasshocked；
　　andcouldnotunderstandhowhehadchangedsosuddenlytowardsme。TheetiquetteofallCourtsintheEmpireis，thatnobodywhohasnotattheleasttherankofCaptaincansitataPrince’stable:myBrotherputaLieuteuantthere，whowasinhissuite；
　　sayingtome，’AKing’sLieutenantsareasgoodasaMargraf’sMinisters。’Iswallowedthisincivility，andshowednosign。
　　"Afterdinner，beingalonewithme，hesaid，"——turninguptheflippantsideofhisthoughts，truly，inaquestionableway:——
　　"’OurSireisgoingtoend（TIREASAFIN）；hewillnotliveoutthismonth。IknowIhavemadeyougreatpromises；butIamnotinaconditiontokeepthem。IwillgiveyouuptheHalfofthesumwhichthelateKing[ourGrandfather]lentyou；[Supra，pp。161，162。]Ithinkyouwillhaveeveryreasontobesatisfiedwiththat。’Ianswered，Thatmyregardforhimhadneverbeenofaninterestednature；thatIwouldneveraskanythingofhim，butthecontinuanceofhisfriendship；anddidnotwishonesou，ifitwouldintheleastinconveniencehim。’No，no，’saidhe，’youshallhavethose100，000thalers；Ihavedestinedthemforyou。——
　　Peoplewillbemuchsurprised，’continuedhe，’toseemeactquitedifferentlyfromwhattheyhadexpected。TheyimagineIamgoingtolavishallmytreasures，andthatmoneywillbecomeascommonaspebblesatBerlin:buttheywillfindIknowbetter。ImeantoincreasemyArmy，andtoleaveallotherthingsontheoldfooting。IwillhaveeveryconsiderationfortheQueenmyMother，andwillsateher（RASSASIERAI）withhonors；butIdonotmeanthatsheshallmeddleinmyaffairs；andifshetryit，shewillfindso。’"Whataspeech；whatanoutbreakofcandorintheyoungman，preoccupiedwithhisowngreatthoughtsanddifficulties，——totheexclusionofanyotherperson’s！
　　"Ifellfromtheclouds，onhearingallthat；andknewnotifI
　　wassleepingorwaking。HethenquestionedmeontheaffairsofthisCountry。Igavehimthedetailofthem。Hesaidtome:’Whenyourgoose（BENET）ofaFather—in—lawdies，IadviseyoutobreakupthewholeCourt，andreduceyourselvestothefootingofaprivategentleman’sestablishment，inordertopayyourdebts。
　　Inrealtruth，youhavenoneedofsomanypeople；andyoumusttryalsotoreducethewagesofthosewhomyoucannothelpkeeping。YouhavebeenaccustomedtoliveatBerlinwithatableoffourdishes；thatisallyouwanthere:andIwillinviteyounowandthentoBerlin；whichwillsparetableandhousekeeping。’
　　"Foralongwhilemyhearthadbeengettingbig；Icouldnotrestrainmytears，athearingalltheseindignities。’Whydoyoucry？’saidhe:’Ah，ah，youareinlowspirits，Isee。Wemustdissipatethatdarkhumor。Themusicwaitsus；Iwilldrivethatfitoutofyoubyanairortwoontheflute。’Hegavemehishand，andledmeintotheotherroom。Isatdowntotheharpsichord；whichIinundated（INONDAI）withmytears。
　　Marwitz[myartfulDemoiselled’Atours，perhapstooartfulintimecoming]placedherselfoppositeme，soastohidefromtheotherswhatdisorderIwasin。’[Wilhelmina，ii。216—218。]
　　Forthelasttwodaysofthevisit，Wilhelminaadmits，herBrotherwasalittlekinder。Butonthefourthdaytherecame，byestafette，aLetterfromtheQueen，conjuringhimtoreturnwithoutdelay，theKinggrowingworseandworse。Wilhelmina，wholovedherFather，andwhoseoutlooksincaseofhisdeceaseappearedtobesolittleflattering，wasoverwhelmedwithsorrow。
　　OfherBrother，however，shestrovetoforgetthatstrangeoutbreakofcandor；andpartedwithhimasifallweremendedbetweenthemagain。Nay，thedayafterhisdeparture，theregoesabeautifullyaffectionateLettertohim；whichwecouldgive，iftherewereroom:[OEuvres，xxvii。part1st，p。23。]"thehappiesttimeIeverinmylifehad；""myheartsofullofgratitudeandsosensiblytouched；""everyonerepeatingthewords’dearBrother’and’charmingPrince—Royal:’"——aLetterinverylivelycontrasttowhatwehavejustbeenreading。
　　APrince—Royalnotwithoutcharm，inspiteofthehardpracticalitiesheismeditating，obligedtomeditate！——
　　Astotheoutbreakofcandor，offensivetoWilhelminaandus，wesupposeherreportofittobeinsubstancetrue，thoughofexaggerated，perhapspervertedtone；anditisworththereader’snote，withthesedeductions。Thetruthis，ourcharmingPrincessisalwaysliabletoacertainsubtrahend。In1744，whenshewrotethoseMemoires，"inaSummer—houseatBaireuth，"herBrotherandshe，owingmainlytogo—betweensactingonthesusceptiblefemaleheart，wereagainintemporaryquarrel（thelongestandworsttheyeverhad），andhardlyonspeakingterms；whichofitselfmadeherheartveryheavy；——nottosaythatMarwitz，thetooartfulDemoiselle，seemedtohavestolenherHusband’saffectionsfromthepoorPrincess，andmadetheworldlookallalittlegrimtoher。ThesecircumstanceshavegiventheircolortopartsofherNarrative，andarenottobeforgottenbyreaders。
　　TheCrown—Prince——whogoesbyDessau，lodgingforanightwiththeOldDessauer，andwritesaffectionatelytohisSisterfromthatplace，theirLetterscrossingontheroad——getshomeonthe12thtoPotsdam。October12th，1734，hehasendedhisRhineCampaign，inthatmanner；——andseeshispoorFather，withagreatmanyotherfeelingsbesidesthoseexpressedinthedialogueatBaireuth。
　　ChapterXI。
　　INPAPA’SSICK—ROOM；PRUSSIANINSPECTIONS:ENDOFWAR。
　　Itappears，FriedrichmetacordialreceptioninthesickroomatPotsdam；and，inspiteofhislevitiestoWilhelmina，wasstrucktotheheartbywhathesawthere。Formonthstocome，heseemstobecontinuallyrunningbetweenPotsdamandRuppin，eagertoministertohissickFather，whenmilitaryleaveisprocurable。
　　Otherfact，abouthim，otheraspectofhim，inthosemonths，isnotonrecordforus。
　　OfhisyoungMadam，orPrincess—Royal，peaceablyresidentatBerlinoratSchonhausen，anddoingthevacantofficialities，formalvisitingsandthelike，wehearnothing；ofQueenSophieandtheothers，nothing:anxious，allofthem，nodoubt，abouttheeventatPotsdam，andotherwisesilenttous。HisMajesty’sillnesscomesandgoes；nowhope，andagainalmostnone。
　　MargrafofSchwedtandhisyoungBride，wealreadyknow，weremarriedinNovember；andLieutenantChasot（twodaysoldinBerlin）toldus，therewasDinnerbytheCrown—PrincetoalltheRoyalFamilyonthatoccasion；——poorMajestyoutatPotsdamlanguishinginthebackground，meanwhile。
　　HisCarnivaltheCrown—PrincepassesnaturallyatBerlin。WefindhetakesagooddealtotheFrenchAmbassador，oneMarquisdelaChetardie；ashowyrestlesscharacter，offameintheGazettesofthattime；whodidmuchintriguingatPetersburgsomeyearshence，firstinasignallytriumphantway，andtheninasignallyuntriumphant；andisnotnowworthanyknowledgebutatransientaccidentalone。ChetardiecamehitheraboutStanislausandhisaffairs；triedhard，butinvain，totemptFriedrichWilhelmintointerference；——isnaturallyanxioustocaptivatetheCrown—Prince，inpresentcircumstances。
　　FriedrichWilhelmlayatPotsdam，betweendeathandlife，foralmostfourmonthstocome；theNewspapersspeculatingmuchonhissituation；politicalpeopleextremelyanxiouswhatwouldbecomeofhim，——orinfact，whenhewoulddie；forthatwasconsideredthelikelyissue。Fassmanngivesdolorousclippingsfromthe
　　LeydenGazette，allinablubberoftears，accordingtothethenfashion，butfullofimpertinentcuriositywithal。
　　AndfromtheSeckendorfprivatePapersthereareExtractsofastillmoreinquisitiveandnotablecharacter:SeckendorfandtheKaiserhavinganintenseinterestinthispainfuloccurrence。
　　SeckendorfisnotnowhimselfatBerlin；butrunningmuchabout，onothererrands；canonlyseeFriedrichWilhelm，ifatall，inapassingway。Andeventhiswillsooncease；——andinfact，tousitisbyfarthemostexcellentresultofthisFrench—AustrianWar，thatitcarriesSeckendorfclearaway；whonowquitsBerlinandtheDiplomaticline，andobliginglygoesoutofoursighthenceforth。TheoldOrdnance—Master，asanImperialGeneralofrank，isneedednowforWar—Service，ifhehasanyskillthatway。
　　Inthoselatemonths，hewasdulyinattendanceatPhilipsburgandtheRhine—Campaign，inasubalterntorpidcapacity，likeBrunswick—Bevernandtheothers；readyforwork，hadtherebeenany:butnextseason，heexpectstohaveaDivisionofhisown，andtodosomethingconsiderable。——InregardtoBerlinandtheDiplomacies，hehasappointedaNephewofhis，aSeckendorfJunior，totakehisplacethere；tokeeptheoldmachineryingear，ifnothingmore；andfurnishcopiousreportsduringthepresentcrisis。TheseReportsofSeckendorfJunior——fullofeavesdroppings，gotfromaKAMMERMOHR（NiggerLackey），whowaitsinthesick—roomatPotsdam，andissensibletobribes——havebeenprinted；andwemeantoglanceslightlyintothem。ButastoSeckendorfSenior，readerscanentertainthefixedhopethattheyhaveatlengthdonewithhim；that，intheseourpremises，weshallneverseehimagain；——nayshallseehim，onextraneousdimfields，farenoughaway，smartingandsuffering，tillevenwearealmostsorryfortheoldknave！——
　　FriedrichWilhelm’sownprevailingopinionis，thathecannotrecover。Hisbodilysufferingsaregreat:dropsicallyswollen，sometimesliketobechoked:nobedthathecanbeartolieon；——
　　oftenestrollsaboutinaBath—chair；veryheavy—ladenindeed；
　　andIthinkoftendererhumorthaninformersicknesses。TotheOldDessauerhewrites，fewdaysaftergettinghometoPotsdam:
　　"Iamreadytoquittheworld，asYourDilectionknows，andhasvarioustimesheardmesay。Oneshipsailsfaster，anotherslower；
　　buttheycomealltoonehaven。Letitbewithme，then，astheMostHighhasdeterminedforme。"[Orlich，GeschichtederSchlesischenKriege（Berlin，1841），i。14。"FromtheDessauArchives；date，21stSeptember，1734。"]Hehassettledhisaffairs，Fassmannsays，sofaraspossible；settledtheorderofhisfuneral，Howheistobeburied，intheGarrisonChurchofPotsdam，withoutpomporfuss，likeaPrussianSoldier；andwhatregimentorregimentsitisthataretodothetriplevolleyoverhim，bywayoffinisandlongfarewell。Hissoul’sintereststoo，——weneednotdoubtheisindeepconference，indeepconsiderationaboutthese；thoughnothingissaidonthatpoint。
　　Aseriousmanalways，muchfeelingwhatimmensefactshewassurroundedwith；andhereisnowthesummingupofallfacts。
　　Occasionally，again，hehashopes；ordersup"twohundredofhisPotsdamGiantstomarchthroughthesick—room，"sincehecannotgetouttothem；oroldGenerals，Buddenbrock，Waldau，comeandtaketheirpipethere，inreminiscenceofaTabagie。Here，directfromthefountain—head，orNiggerLackeybribedbySeckendorfJunior，isanoticeortwo:——
　　"POTSDAM，SEPTEMBER3Oth，1734。Yesterday，forhalfanhour，theKingcouldgetnobreath:hekeepsthemcontinuallyrollinghimabout"inhisBath—chair，"overtheroom，andcries’LUFT，LUFT
　　（Air，air）！’
　　"OCTOBER2d。TheKingisnotgoingtodiejustyet；butwillscarcelyseeChristmas。Hegetsonhisclothes；argueswiththeDoctors，isimpatient；won’thavepeoplespeakofhisillness；——isquiteblackintheface；drinksnothingbutMOLL[whichwesupposetobesmallbitterbeer]，takesphysic，writesinbed。
　　"OCTOBER5th。TheNiggertellsmethingsarebetter。TheKingbeginstobringupphlegm；drinksagreatdealofoatmealwater[HAFERGRUTZWASSER，comfortabletothesick]；saystotheNigger:
　　’Praydiligently，allofyou；perhapsIshallnotdie！’"
　　October5th:thisisthedaytheCrown—PrincearrivesatBaireuth；
　　tobecalledawaybyexpressfourdaysafter。Howvaluable，atViennaorelsewhere，ourdarkfriendtheLackey’smedicalopinionis，maybegatheredfromthisotherEntry，threeweeksfartheron，——enoughtosufficeusonthathead:——
　　"TheNiggertellsmehehasabadopinionoftheKing’shealth。
　　IfyourolltheKingalittlefastinhisBath—chair，youhearthewaterjumbleinhisbody，"——withastonishment！"Kinggetsintopassions；hasbeatenthepages[maywehope，ourdarkfriendamongtherest？]，sothatitwasfearedapoplexywouldtakehim。"
　　Thiswillsufficeforthephysiologicalpart；letusnowhearourpoorfriendontheCrown—Princeandhisarrival:——
　　"OCTOBER12th。ReturnofthePrince—RoyaltoPotsdam；tenderreception。——OCTOBER21st。ThingslookillinPotsdam。Theotherlegisnowalsobegunrunning；andaboveaquart（MAAS）ofwaterhascomefromit。Withoutamiracle，theKingcannotlive，"——
　　thinksourdarkfriend。"ThePrince—Royalistrulyaffected（VERITABLEMENTATTENDRI）attheKing’ssituation；hashiseyesfullofwater，haswepttheeyesoutofhishead:hasschemedinallwaystocontriveacommodiousbedfortheKing；wouldn’tgoawayfromPotsdam。Kingforcedhimaway；heistoreturnSaturdayafternoon。ThePrince—Royalhasbeenheardtosay，’IftheKingwillletmeliveinmyownway，Iwouldgiveanarmtolengthenhislifefortwentyyears。’KingalwayscallshimFritzchen。
　　ButFritzchen，"thinksSeckendorfJunior，"knowsnothingaboutbusiness。TheKingisawareofit；andsaidinthefaceofhimoneday:’Ifthoubeginatthewrongendwiththings，andallgotopsy—turvyafterIamgone，Iwilllaughattheeoutofmygrave！’"[Seckendorf（BARON），JournalSecret；citedinForster，ii。142。]
　　SoFriedrichWilhelm；laboringamidthemortalquicksands；lookingintotheInevitable，invariousmoods。ButthememorablestspeechhemadetoFritzchenortoanybodyatpresent，wasthatcovertoneabouttheKaiserandSeckendorf，andthesuddenflashofinsighthegot，fromsomewordofSeckendorf’s，intowhattheyhadbeenmeaningwithhimallalong。RidingthroughthevillageofPriort，indebateaboutViennapoliticsofastrangenature，Seckendorfsaidsomething，whichilluminatedhisMajesty，darkforsomanyyears，andshowedhimwherehewas。Aghastlyhorrorofacountry，yawningindisputablethere；revealedtooneasifbymomentarylightning，inthatmanner！Thisisaspeechwhichalltheambassadorsreport，andwhichwasalreadymentionedbyus，——inreferencetothatopprobriousProposalabouttheCrown—Prince’sMarriage，"MarrywithEngland，afterall；nevermindbreakingyourword！"Hereisthemannerofit，withtimeandplace:——
　　"Sundaylast，"Sunday，17thOctober，1734，reportsSeckendorf，Junior，throughtheNiggerorsomebetterwitness，"theKingsaidtothePrince—Royal:’MydearSon，ItelltheeIgotmydeathatPriort。Ientreatthee，aboveallthingsintheworld，don’ttrustthosepeople（DENENLEUTEN），howevermanypromisestheymake。
　　Thatday，itwasApril17th，1733，therewasamansaidsomethingtome:itwasasifyouhadturnedadaggerroundinmyheart。’"
　　[Seckendorf（BARON），JournalSecret；citedinForster，ii。142。]——
　　Figurethat，spokenfromamidthedarksickwhirlpools，themortalquicksands，inFriedrichWilhelm’svoice，clangorouslyplaintive；
　　whatawildsincerity，almostpathos，isinit；andwhetherFritzchen，withhiseyesallbeweptevenforwhatPapahadsufferedinthatmatter，feltlivelygratitudestotheHouseofAustriaatthismoment！——
　　Itwasfourmonthsafter，"21stJanuary，1735，"[Fassmann，p。533。]whentheKingfirstgotbacktoBerlin，toenlightentheeyesoftheCarnivalalittle，ashiswonthadbeen。ThecrisisofhisMajesty’sillnessisover，presentdangergone；andtheCarnivalpeople，notwithoutsomerealgladness，thoughprobablywithlessthantheypretend，canreporthimwellagain。Whichisfarfrombeingthefact，iftheyknewit。FriedrichWilhelmisonhisfeetagain；buthenevermorewaswell。NorhasheforgottenthatwordatPriort，"liketheturningofadaggerinone’sheart；"——andindeedgetshimselfcontinuallyremindedofitbypracticalcommentariesfromtheViennaQuarter。
　　InApril，PrinceLichtensteinarrivesonEmbassywiththreerequestsordemandsfromVienna:"1。That，besidestheTenThousandduebyTreaty，hisMajestywouldsendhisReich’sContingent，"NOTcomprehendedinthoseTenThousand，thinkstheKaiser。"2。ThathewouldhavethegoodnesstodismissMarquisdelaChetardietheFrenchAmbassador，asaplainlysuperfluouspersonatawell—affectedGermanCourtinpresentcircumstances；"
　　——personexcessivelydangerous，shouldthepresentMajestydie，Crown—PrincebeingsofondofthatChetardie。"3。ThathisPrussianMajestydogiveupthefalsePolishMajestyStanislaus，andnolongerharborhiminEastPreussenorelsewhere。"ThewholeofwhichdemandshisPrussianMajestyrefuses；thelattertwoespecially，assomethingnotablyhighontheKaiser’spart，oronanymortal’s，toafreeSovereignandGentleman。PrinceLichtensteiniseloquent，conciliatory；butitavailsnot。
　　Hehastogohomeempty—handed；——managestoleavewithHerrvonSuhm，whotookcareofitforus，thatAnecdoteoftheCrown—
　　Prince’sbehaviorundercannon—shotfromPhilipsburglastyear；
　　anddoesnothingelserecordable，inBerlin。
　　TheCrown—Prince’shopeswereset，withalleagerness，ongettingtotheRhine—Campaignnextensuing；nordidtheKingrefuse，foralongwhile，butstilllessdidheconsent；andintheendtherecamenothingofit。Fromanearlyperiodoftheyear，FriedrichWilhelmseestoowellwhatkindofcampaigningtheKaiserwillnowmake；atacertainWedding—dinnerwherehisMajestywas，——
　　preciselyafortnightafterhisMajesty’sarrivalinBerlin，——
　　SeckendorfJuniorhasgot，byeavesdropping，thisutteranceofhisMajesty’s:"TheKaiserhasnotagroschenofmoney。HisArmyinLombardyisgonetotwenty—fourthousandmen，willhavetoretireintotheMountains。Nextcampaign[justcoming]，hewillloseMantuaandtheTyrol。God’srighteousjudgmentitis:aWarlikethis！Comesofflingingoldprinciplesoverboard，——ofmeddlinginbusinessthatwasnoneofyours；"andmore，ofaplangentalarmingnature。[Forster，ii。144（andDATEitfromMilitair—
　　Lexikon，ii。54）。]
　　FriedrichWilhelmsendsbackhisTenThousand，accordingtocontract；sends，overandabove，abeautifulstockof"copperpontoons"tohelptheImperialMajestyinthatRiverCountry，saysFassmann；——sendsalsoasupernumeraryTroopofHussars，whoareworthmentioning，"Six—scorehorseofHussartype，"underoneCaptainZiethen，ataciturn，much—enduring，much—observingman，whomweshallseeagain:thesearetobediligentlyhelpful，asisnatural；buttheyarealso，fortheirownbehoof，tobediligentlyobservant，andlearntheAustrianHussarmethods，whichhisMajestylastyearsawtobemuchsuperior。NobodythatknowsZiethendoubtsbuthelearnt；Hussar—ColonelBaronay，hisAustrianteacherhere，becametoowellconvincedofitwhentheymetonafutureoccasion。[LifeofZiethen（veridicalbutinexact，bytheFrauvonBlumenthal，akinswomanofhis；
　　EnglishTranslation，veryillprinted，Berlin，1803），p。54。]
　　AllthishisMajestydidfortheensuingcampaign:butastotheCrown—Prince’sgoingthither，afterrepeatedrequestsonhispart，itisatlastsignifiedtohim，deepintheseason，thatitcannotbe:"Won’tanswerforaCrown—PrincetobesharerinsuchaCampaign；——bepatient，mygoodFritzchen，Iwillfindotherworkforthee。"[Friedrich’sLetter，5thSeptember，1735；FriedrichWilhelm’sAnswernextday（OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。
　　part3d，93—95）。]FritzchenissentintoPreussen，todotheReviewingsandInspectionsthere；Papanotbeingableforthemthisseason；andstrictmanifoldInspection，inthoseparts，beingmorethanusuallynecessary，owingtotheRussian—Polishtroubles。
　　Onthiserrand，whichisclearlyapromotion，thoughinpresentcircumstancesnotawelcomeonefortheCrown—Prince，hesetsoutwithoutdelay；andpassestheretheequinoctialandautumnalseason，inamuchmoreusefulwaythanhecouldhavedoneintheRhine—Campaign。
　　IntheRhine—MoselleCountryandelsewherethepoorKaiserdoesexerthimselftomakeaCampaignofit；butwithouttheleastsuccess。Havingnotagroschenofmoney，howcouldhesucceed？
　　Noailles，asforeseen，manoeuvreshim，hitchafterhitch，outofItaly；Frencharegreatlysuperior，moreespeciallywhenMontemar，havingoncegotCarloscrownedinNaplesandputsecure，comestoassisttheFrench；KaiserhastoleanforshelterontheTyrolAlps，aspredicted。Italy，allbutsomesiegingofstrong—places，maybeconsideredaslostforthepresent。
　　NorontheRhinedidthingsgobetter。OldEugene，"theshadowofhimself，"hadnomoreeffectthisyearthanlast:nor，thoughLacyandTenThousandRussianscameasallies，Polandbeingallsettlednow，couldtheleastgoodbedone。Reich’sFeldmarschallKarlAlexanderofWurtembergdid"burnaMagazine"（probablyofhayamongbetterprovender）byhisbomb—shells，ononeoccasion。
　　AlsothePrussianTenThousand——OldDessauerleadingthem，GeneralRoderhavingfallenill——burntsomething:anIsletintheRhine，ifIrecollect，"IsletofLarchnearBingen，"wheretheFrenchhadapost；whichandwhomtheOldDessauerburntaway。AndthenSeckendorf，attheheadofthirtythousand，he，afterlongdelays，marchedtoTrarbachintheinteriorMoselleCountry；andgotintosomeexplosivesputterofbattlewithBelleisle，oneafternoon，——
　　somesay，ratherbeatingBelleisle；butagoodjudgesays，itwasamutualflurryandterrortheythrewoneanotherinto。
　　[OEuvresdeFrederic，i。168。]Seckendorfmeanttotryagainonthemorrow:buttherecameanestafettethatnight:"Preliminariessigned（Vienna，3dOctober，1735）；——trynofarther！"["Cessationistobe，5thNovemberforGermany，15thforItaly；Preliminaries"were，Vienna，"3dOctober，"1735（Scholl，ii。945）。]AndthiswasthesecondRhine—Campaign，andtheendoftheKaiser’sFrenchWar。TheSea—Powers，steadilyrefusingmoney，diligentlyrunabout，offeringtermsofarbitration；andtheKaiser，beatenateverypoint，andreducedtohislastgroschen，isobligedtocomply。HewillhaveaprettybilltopayforhisPolish—Electionfrolic，werethesettlementdone！Fleuryispacific，fullofblandcandortotheSea—Powers；theKaiser，afterlonghigglinguponarticles，willhavetoacceptthebill。
　　TheCrown—Prince，meanwhile，hasasuccessfuljourneyintoPreussen；seesnewinterestingscenes，SalzburgEmigrants，exiledPolishMajesties；inspectsthesoldiering，theschooling，thetax—
　　gathering，thedomain—farming，withaperspicacity，adexterityandcompletenessthatmuchpleasesPapa。FractionsoftheReportssenthomeexistforus:letthereadertakeaglanceofoneonly；
　　thefirstoftheseries；datedMARIENWERDER（justacrosstheWeichsel，fairlyoutofPolishPreussenandintoourown），27thSeptember，1735，andaddressedtothe"MostAll—graciousKingandFather；"——abridgedforthereader’sbehoof:——……"InPolishPreussen，latelytheSeatofWar，thingslookhideouslywaste；oneseesnothingbutwomenandafewchildren；
　　itissaidthepeoplearemostlyrunningaway，"——owingtotheRussian—Polishproceduresthere，inconsequenceoftheblessedElectiontheyhavehad。KingAugust，whomyourMajestyisnotinlovewith，hasprevailedatthisrateofexpense。KingStanislaus，protectedbyyourMajestyinspiteofKaisersandCzarinas，waitsinKonigsberg，tillthePeace，nowsupposedtobecoming，saywhatistobecomeofhim:onceinKonigsberg，Ishallhavethepleasuretoseehim。"Adetachmentoffive—and—twentySaxonDragoonsoftheRegimentArnstedt，marchingtowardsDantzig，metme:theirhorseswereintolerablecase；butsomearepiebald，somesorrel，andsomebrownamongthem，"whichwillbeshockingtoyourMajesty，"andthepeopledidnotlookwell。"……
　　"GothithertoMarienwerder，lastnight:haveinspectedthetwoCompanieswhicharehere，thatistosay，Lieutenant—Col。Meier’sandRittmeisterHaus’s。Inverygoodtrim，bothofthem；
　　andthoughneitherthemennortheirhorsesareofextraordinarysize，theyarehandsomewell—drilledfellows，andafinesetofstiff—builthorses（GEDRUNGENENPFERDEN）。Thefellowssitthemlikepictures（REITENWIEDIEPUPPEN；Isawthemdotheirwheelings。Meierhassomefinerecruits；inparticulartwo；"——norhastheRittmeisterbeenwantinginthatrespect。"Younghorses"
　　tooarecomingwellon，sleekofskin。Inshort，allisrightonthemilitaryside。[OEuvresdeFrederic，
　　xxvii。part3d，p。97。]
　　Civilbusiness，too，ofallkinds，theCrown—Princelookedinto，withasharpintelligenteye；——gavepraise，gavecensureintherightplace；putvariousthingsonastraightfooting，whichwereawrywhenhefoundthem。Infact，itisPapa’ssecondself；
　　looksintothebottomofallthingsquiteasPapawouldhavedone，andisfataltomendacities，practicalorvocal，whereverhemeetsthem。WhatajoytoPapa:"Here，afterall，isonethatcanreplaceme，incaseofaccident。ThisApprenticeofmine，afterall，hehasfairlylearnedtheArt；andwillcontinueitwhenI
　　amgone！"——
　　Yes，yourMajesty，itisaPrince—RoyalwisetorecognizeyourMajesty’sroughwisdom，onallmannerofpoints；willnotbeaDevil’s—FRIEND，Ithink，anymorethanyourMajestywas。Heretrulyareraretalents；likeyourMajestyandunlike；——andhasasteadyswiftnessinhim，asofaneagle，overandabove！
　　Suchpowersofpracticaljudgment，ofskilfulaction，arerareinone’stwenty—thirdyear。Andstillrarer，havereadersnotedwhatapowerofholdinghispeacethisyoungmanhas？Fruitofhissufferings，ofthehardlifehehashad。Mostimportantpower；
　　underwhichallotherusefuloneswillmoreandmoreripenforhim。ThisPrincealreadyknowshisownmind，onagoodmanypoints；privately，amidtheworld’svagueclamorjargoningroundhimtonopurpose，heiscapableofhavingHISmindmadeupintodefiniteYesandNo，——soaswillsurpriseusoneday。
　　FriedrichWilhelm，weperceive，[HisLetter，24thOctober，1735。
　　（Ib。p。99）。]wasinahighdegreecontentwiththisperformanceofthePrussianMission:averygreatcomforttohissickmind，inthosemonthsandafterwards。Herearetalents，herearequalities，——visiblytheFriedrich—Wilhelmstuffthroughout，butcastinaninfinitelyimprovedtype:——whatablessingwedidnotcutoffthatyoungHead，attheKaiser’sdictation，informeryears！——
　　AtKonigsberg，aswelearninadimindirectmanner，theCrown—
　　PrinceseesKingStanislaustwiceorthrice，——notformally，lesttherebepoliticaloffencetaken，butincidentallyatthehousesofthird—parties；——andismuchpleasedwiththeoldgentleman；
　　whoisofcultivatedgood—naturedways，andhassurelymanycuriousthings，fromCharlesXII。downwards，totellayoungman。
　　[Came8thOctober，went21st（OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part3d，p。98）。]StanislaushasabundanceofuselessrefugeePolishMagnatesabouthim，withtheiruselesscrowdsofservants，andnomoneyinpocket；Konigsbergallonflutter，withtheirdraperiesandthem，"likealittleWarsaw:"
　　sothatStanislaus’sbigFrenchpension，moderatePrussianmonthlyallowance，andallresources，areinadequate；and，infact，intheend，theseMagnateshadtovanish，manyofthem，withoutsettlingtheiraccountsinKonigsberg。[HistoryofStanislaus。
　　]Forthepresenttheywaithere，Stanislausandthey，tillFleuryandtheKaiser，shakingtheurnofdoominabstrusetreatyafterbattle，decidewhatistobecomeofthem。
　　FriedrichreturnedtoDantzig:sawthatfamousCity，andlatesceneofWar；tracingwithlivelyinterestthefootstepsofMunnichandhisSiegeoperations，——someofwhicharemuchblamedbyjudges，andbythisyoungSoldieramongtherest。ThereisaprettyLetterofhisfromDantzig，turningmainlyonthosepoints。
　　LetterwrittentohisyoungBrother—in—law，KarlofBrunswick，whoisnowbecomeDukethere；GrandfatherandFatherbothdead；
　　[Grandfather，1stMarch，1735；Father（wholosttheLinesofEttlingenlatelyinoursight），3dSeptember，1735。Supra，vol。vi。p。372。]andhasjustbeenblessedwithanHeir，toboot。CongratulationonthebirthofthisHeiristheformalpurportoftheLetter，thoughitrunseverandanonintoamilitarystrain。Herearesomesentencesinacondensedform:——
　　"DANTZIG，26thOCTOBER，1735……ThankmydearSisterforherservices。Iamcharmedthatshehasmadeyoupapawithsogoodagrace。Ifearyouwon’tstopthere；butwillgoonpeoplingtheworld"——oneknowsnottowhatextent——"withyouramiablerace。
　　Wouldhavewrittensooner；butIamjustreturningfromthedepthsofthebarbarousCountries；andhavingbeenchargedwithinnumerablecommissionswhichIdidnotunderstandtoowell，hadnogoodpossibilitytothinkortowrite。
　　"IhaveviewedalltheRussianlaborsintheseparts；havehadtheassaultontheHagelsbergnarratedtome；beenonthegrounds；——
　　andownIhadabetteropinionofMarshalMunnichthantothinkhimcapableofsodistractedanenterprise。[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part2d，p。31。Pressedfortime，andinwantofbattering—cannon，heattemptedtoseizethisHagelsberg，oneoftheoutlyingdefencesofDantzig，bynocturnalstorm；losttwothousandmen；andretired，WITHOUTdoing"whatwasflatlyimpossible，"thinkstheCrown—Prince。SeeMannstein，pp。77—79，foranaccountofit。]……Adieu，mydearBrother。
　　MycomplimentstotheamiableyoungMother。Tellher，Ibegyou，thatherproof—essaysaremasterpieces（COUPSD’ESSAISONTDES
　　COUPSDEMAITRE）。"……
　　"Yourmost，"&c。，"FREDERIC。"
　　TheBrunswickMasterpiece，achievedonthisoccasion，grewtobeamanandDuke，famousenoughintheNewspapersintimecoming:
　　Champagne，1792；Jena，1806；GeorgeIV。’sQueenCaroline；
　　theseandotherdistractedphenomena（prettymuchblottingouttheearlierbettersort）stillkeephimhangingpainfullyinmen’smemory。Fromhisbirth，nowinthisPrussianJourneyofourCrown—
　　Prince，tohisdeath—strokeontheFieldofJena，whataseventy—
　　oneyears！——
　　FleuryandtheKaiser，thoughitislongbeforethesignatureandlastfinishcantakeplace，arecometotermsofsettlement，attheCrown—Prince’sreturn；anditisknown，inpoliticalcircles，whattheKaiser’sPolish—Electiondamageswillprobablyamountto。
　　Hereare，insubstance，theonlyconditionsthatcouldbegotforhim:——
　　"1。BabyCarlos，crownedinNaples，cannotbepulledoutagain:
　　Naples，theTwoSicilies，aregonewithoutreturn。Thatisthefirstloss；pleaseHeavenitbetheworst！Ontheotherhand，BabyCarloswill，assomefaintcompensation，surrendertoyourImperialMajestyhisParmaandPiacenzaapanages；andyoushallgetbackyourLombardy，——allbutascantlingwhichweflingtotheSardinianMajesty；whoisagooddealhuffed，havinghadpossessionoftheMilanesethesetwoyearspast，intermsofhisbargainwithFleury。PacificFleurysaystohim:’Bargaincannotbekept，yourMajesty；pleasetoquittheMilaneseagain，andputupwiththisscantling。’
　　"2。TheCrownofPoland，AugustIII。hasgotit，byRussianbombardingsandothermeasures:CrownshallstaywithAugust，——alltheratherastherewouldbenodispossessinghim，atthisstage。
　　HewasyourImperialMajesty’sCandidate；lethimbethewinnerthere，foryourImperialMajesty’scomfort。
　　"3。AndthenastopoorStanislaus？Well，letStanislausbeTitularMajestyofPolandforlife；——whichindeedwilldolittleforhim:——butinaddition，wepropose，That，theDukedomofLorrainebeingnowinourhands，MajestyStanislaushavethelife—rentofLorrainetosubsistupon；and——andthatLorrainefalltousofFranceonhisdecease！——’Lorraine？’exclaimtheKaiser，andtheReich，andtheKaiser’sintendedSon—in—lawFranzDukeofLorraine。Thereisindeedalossandadisgrace；aheavyitemintheElectiondamages！
　　"4。AstoDukeFranz，thereisaremedy。TheoldDukeofFlorence，lastoftheMedici，isabouttodiechildless:letthenowDukeofLorraine，yourImperialMajesty’sintendedSon—in—law，haveFlorenceinstead。——Andsoithadtobesettled。’Lorraine？
　　ToStanislaus，toFrance？’exclaimedthepoorKaiser，stillmorethepoorReich，andpoorDukeFranz。Thiswasthebitterestcutofall；buttherewasnogettingpastit。Thistoohadtobeallowed，thisitemfortheElectionbreakagesinPoland。AndsoFrance，afternibblingforseveralcenturies，swallowsLorrainewhole。
　　DukeFranzattemptedtostandout；remonstratedmuch，withKaiserandHofrath，atVienna，onthisunheard—ofproposal:buttheytoldhimitwasirremediable；toldhimatlast（oneBartenstein，afamedAulicOfficial，toldhim），’NoLorraine，noArchduchess，yourSerenity！’——andFranzhadtocomply，Lorraineisgone；
　　cunningFleuryhasswalloweditwhole。’Thatwaswhathemeantinpickingthisquarrel。！’saidTeutschlandmournfully。Fleurywasverypacific，candidinaspecttotheSea—Powersandothers；
　　anddidnotcrowafflictively，didnotsaywhathehadmeant。
　　"5。OneimmenseconsolationfortheKaiser，iffornoother，is:
　　FranceguaranteesthePragmaticSanction，——thoughwithverygreatdifficulty；spendingacoupleofyears，chieflyonthislatterpointaswasthought。[Treatyonitnotsignedtill18thNovember，1738（Scholl，ii。246）。]Howitkeptsaidguarantee，willbeseeninthesequel。"
　　AndthesewerethedamagesthepoorKaiserhadtopayformeddlinginPolishElections；——forgallopingthitherinchaseofhisShadows。Nosuchaccountofbrokenwindowswaseverpresentedtoamanbefore。ThismaybeconsideredastheconsummationoftheKaiser’sShadow—Hunt；oratleastitsignitingandexplodingpoint。HisDuelwiththeTermaganthasatlastended；intotaldefeattohimoneverypoint。Shadow—Huntdoesnotend；thoughitisnowmostlyvanished；explodedinfire。Shadow—HuntisnowgonealltoPragmaticSanction，asitwere:thatnowistheonethingleftinNatureforaKaiser；andthathewilllove，andchase，asthesummaryofallthings。Fromthispointhesteadilygoesdown，andatarapidrate；——gettingintodisastrousTurkWars，withaslittlepreparationforWarorFactasalife—longHuntofSHADOWS
　　presupposes；Eugenegonefromhim，andnothingbutSeckendorfstomanageforhim；——andsinkstoalowpitchindeed。Wewillleavehimhere；shallhopetoseebutlittlemoreofhim。
　　IntheSummerof1736，inconsequenceofthesearrangements，——
　　whichwerecompletedsofar，thoughdifficultiesonPragmaticSanctionandotherpointsretardedthefinalsignatureformanymonthslonger，——theTitularMajestyStanislausgirthimselftogetherfordeparturetowardshisnewDominionorLife—rent；
　　quittedKonigsberg；traversedPrussianPoland，safethistime，"underescortofLieutenant—GeneralvonKatte[ourpoorKatteofCustrin’sFather]andfiftycuirassiers；"reachedBerlininthemiddleofMay，underflowerieraspectsthanusual。Hetravelledunderthetitleof"Count"Something，andalightedattheFrenchAmbassador’sinBerlin:butFriedrichWilhelmtreatedhimlikearealMajesty，almostlikearealBrother；hadhimovertothePalace；rushedouttomeethimthere，Iforgethowmanystepsbeyondtheproperlimits；andwashospitalityitselfandmunificenceitself；——and，infact，thatnightandalltheothernights，"theysmokedabovethirtypipestogether，"foroneitem。
　　May21st，1736，[Forster（i。227），followingloosePollnitz（ii。478），datesit1735:amoreconsiderableerror，iflookedinto，thanisusualinHerrForster；whoisnotanill—informednorinexactman；——though，alas，inrespectofmethod（thatistosay，wantofvisiblemethod，indication，orhumanarrangement），probablythemostconfusedofalltheGermans！]Ex—MajestyStanislauswentonhiswayagain；towardsFrance，——towardsMeudon，aquietRoyalHouseinFrance，——tillLuneville，Nanci，andtheirLorrainePalacesarequiteready。There，intheselatter，heatlengthdoesfindresting—place，poorinnocentinsipidmortal，aftersuchtossingstoandfro:andM。deVoltaire，andothersofmark，havingsometimesenlivenedtheinsipidCourtthere，TitularKingStanislaushasstillakindofremembranceamongmankind。
　　OfhisPrussianMajestywesaidthat，thoughtheBerlinpopulationsreportedhimwellagain，itwasnotso。Thetruthis，hisMajestywasneverwellagain。Fromthispoint，ageonlyforty—
　　seven，hecontinuesbrokeninbodilyconstitution；cloggedmoreandmorewithphysicalimpediments；andhisHistory，personalandpoliticalwithal，isasthatofanoldman，finishinghisday。
　　Tothelasthepullssteadily，neglectingnobusiness，sufferingnothingtogowrong。BuildingoperationsgoonatBerlin；
　　pushedmorethanever，intheseyears，bytherigorousDerschau，whohasgotthatincharge。NomanofmoneyorrankinBerlinbutDerschauisuponhim，withheavierandheaviercompulsiontobuild:whichisfelttobetyrannous；andoccasionsanever—
　　deepeninggrumbleamongthemoneyedclasses。AtPotsdamhisMajestyhimselfistheBuilder；andgivestheHousesawaytopersonsofmerit。[Pollnitz，ii。469。]
　　NoristheArmylessanobject，perhapsalmostmore。Nay，atonetime，oldKur—Pfalzbeingreckonedinadyingcondition，FriedrichWilhelmisaboutrankinghismen，preparedtofightforhisrightsinJulichandBerg；Kaiserhavingopenlygoneover，andjoinedwithFranceagainsthisMajestyinthatmatter。However，theoldKur—Pfalzdidnotdie，andtherecamenothingoffightinFriedrichWilhelm’stime。ButhisHistory，onthepoliticalside，ishenceforthmainlyacommentarytohimonthat"word"heheardinPriort，"whichwasasifyouhadturnedadaggerinmyheart！"
　　WiththeKaiserhehasfallenout:thereariseunfriendlypassagesbetweenthem，sometimessarcasticonFriedrichWilhelm’spart，inreferencetothisveryWarnowended。Thus，whencomplaintroseaboutthePrussianmisbehaviorsontheirlatemarches（misbehaviorsnotableinCountrieswheretheirrecruitingoperationshadbeentroubled），theKaisertookahighseveretone，notassuaging，ratheraggravatingthematter；and，forhisownshare，windedupbyastrictprohibitionofPrussianrecruitinginanyandeverypartoftheImperialDominions。WhichFriedrichWilhelmtookextremelyill。ThisisfromaletterofhistotheCrown—Prince，andafterthefirstgustofwrathhadspentitself:
　　"Itisacleardisadvantage，thisprohibitionofrecruitingintheKaiser’sCountries。ThatisourthanksfortheTenThousandmensenthim，andforallthedeferenceIhaveshowntheKaiseratalltimes；andbythisyoumayseethatitwouldbeofnouseifoneevensacrificedoneselftohim。Solongastheyneedus，theycontinuetoflatter；butnosooneristhestraitthoughttobeover，andhelpnotwanted，thantheypulloffthemask，andhavenottheleastacknowledgment。Theconsiderationsthatwilloccurtoyouonthismattermayputitinyourpowertobepreparedagainstsimilaroccasionsintimecoming。"[6thFebruary，1736:
　　OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part3d，p。102。]
　　Thus，again，inregardtothewinter—quartersoftheZiethenHussars。PrussianMajesty，werecollect，hadsentaSupernumerarySquadrontothelastCampaignontheRhine。Theywerelearningtheirbusiness，FriedrichWilhelmknew；butalsowerefightingfortheKaiser，——thatwaswhattheKaiserknewaboutthem。Somewhattohissurprise，inthecourseofnextyear，FriedrichWilhelmreceived，fromtheViennaWar—Office，alittleBillof10，284
　　florins（1，028pounds8shillings）chargedtohimforthewinter—
　　quartersoftheseHussars。HeatoncepaidthelittleBill，withonlythisobservation:"HeartilygladthatIcanhelptheImperialAERARIUMwiththat1，028pounds8shillings。Withthesincerestwishesforhundred—thousandfoldincreasetoitinsaidAERARIUM；
　　otherwiseitwon’tgoveryfar！"[LettertoSeckendorf（SENIOR）:
　　Forster，ii。150。]
　　Atalaterperiod，inthecourseofhisdisastrousTurkWar，theKaiser，famishingformoney，setaboutborrowingamilliongulden（l00，000pounds）fromtheBankingHouseSplittgerberandDaunatBerlin。SplittgerberandDaunhadnotthemoney，couldnotraiseit:"Advanceusthatsum，intheirname，yourMajesty，"proposestheViennaCourt:"Thereshallbethree—per—centbonus，interestsixpercent，andsecuritybeyondallquestion！"TowhichfineofferhisMajestyanswers，addressingSeckendorfJunior:"TouchingtheproposalofmygivingtheBankersSplittgerberandDaunalift，withamilliongulden，toassistinthatloanoftheirs，——
　　saidproposal，asIamnotamerchantaccustomedtodealinprofitsandpercentages，cannotinthatformtakeeffect。Outofoldfriendship，however，Iam，onTheirOImperialMajesty’srequest，extremelyreadytopaydown，onceandaway（AFOND
　　PERDU），acoupleofmilliongulden，providedtheImperialMajestywillgrantmetheconditionsknowntoyourUncle[FULFILMENTofthatnowoldishJulich—and—Bergpromise，namely！]whichareFAIR。
　　Insuchcasethethingshallberapidlycompleted！"[Forster，ii。
　　151（withoutDATEthere）。]
　　Inaword，FriedrichWilhelmfallsoutwiththeKaisermoreandmore；experiencesmoreandmorewhataKaiserthishasbeentowardshim。QueenSophiehasfallensilentintheHistoryBooks；
　　boththeMajestiesmaylookremorsefully，butperhapsbestinsilence，overthebreakagesandwrecksthisKaiserhasbroughtuponthem。FriedrichWilhelmdoesnotmeanlyhatetheKaiser:
　　goodman，hesometimespitieshim；sometimes，weperceive，hasatouchofauthenticcontemptforhim。Buthisthoughts，inthatquarter，prematureoldageaggravatingthem，aregenerallyofatragicnature，nottobespokenwithouttears；andthetearshaveaflashatthebottomofthem，whenhelooksroundonFritzandsays，"Thereisone，though，thatwillavengeme！"FriedrichWilhelm，tothelastabroadstrongphenomenon，keepswendingdownward，homeward，fromthispoint；theKaisertoo，weperceive，israpidlyconsummatinghisenormousSpectre—HuntsandDuelswithTermagants，andbeforelongwillbeatrest。Wehavewell—nighdonewithboththeseMajesties。
　　TheCrown—Prince，byhisjudiciousobedientproceduresintheseFourYearsatRuppin，atadistancefromPapa，has，asitwere，completedhisAPPRENTICESHIP；and，especiallybythislastInspection—JourneyintoPreussen，maybesaidtohavedeliveredhisPROOF—ESSAYwithadistinguishedsuccess。HeisnowoutofhisApprenticeship；entitledtotakeuphisIndentures，wheneverneedshallbe。TheruggedoldMastercannotbutdeclarehimcompetent，qualifiedtotryhisownhandwithoutsupervision:——afterallthoseunheard—ofconfusions，liketosettheshoponfireatonetime，itisablessedlysuccessfulApprenticeship！Lethimnow，theoreticallyatleast，intherealmsofArt，Literature，SpiritualImprovement，dohisWANDERJAHRE，overatReinsberg，stillintheoldregion，——stillwellapartfromPapa，whoagreesbestNOTinimmediatecontact；——andbehappyinthenewDomesticities，andlargeropportunities，providedforhimthere；
　　tillacertaintimecome，whichnoneofusareinhastefor。
　　EndV9
　　HistoryofFriedrichIIofPrussiaV10
　　byThomasCarlyleCarlyle’s"HistoryofFriedrichIIofPrussia"
　　BookX
　　BOOKX。
　　ATREINSBERG。
　　1736—1740。
　　ChapterI。
　　MANSIONOFREINSBERG。
　　OntheCrown—Prince’sMarriage，threeyearsago，whentheAMTorGovernment—DistrictRUPPIN，withitsincomings，wasassignedtohimforrevenue，weheardwithalofaresidencegettingready。
　　HinthadfallenfromthePrince，thatReinsberg，anoldCountry—
　　seat，standingwithitsDomainrounditinthatlittleTerritoryofRuppin，andprobablypurchasableaswasunderstood，mightbepleasant，wereitoncehisandwellputinrepair。WhichhintthekindpaternalMajestyinstantlyproceededtoactupon。
　　HestraightwaygaveordersforthepurchaseofReinsberg；
　　concludedsaidpurchase，onfairterms，aftersomemonths’
　　bargaining；[23dOctober，1733，ordergiven，——16thMarch，1734，purchasecompleted（Preuss，i。75）。]——andsethisbestArchitect，oneKemeter，towork，inconcertwiththeCrown—Prince，tonew—
　　buildandenlargethedecayedSchlossofReinsbergintosuchaMansionastheyoungRoyalHighnessandhisWifewouldlike。
　　Kemeterhasbeenbusy，allthiswhile；asolid，elegant，yetfrugalbuilder:andnowthemainbodyoftheMansioniscomplete，ornearlyso，thewingsandadjunctsgoingsteadilyforward；
　　MansionsofarreadythattheRoyalHighnessescantakeuptheirabodeinit。Whichtheydo，thisAutumn，1736；andfairlycommenceJointHousekeeping，inapermanentmanner。Hithertoithasbeenintermittentonly:hithertotheCrown—PrincesshasresidedintheirBerlinMansion，orinherownCountry—houseatSchonhausen；
　　Husbandnothabituallywithher，exceptwhenonleaveofabsencefromRuppin，inCarnivaltimeorforshorterperiods。AtRuppinhislifehasbeenratherthatofabachelor，orhusbandabroadonbusiness；uptothistime。ButnowatReinsbergtheydokindlethesacredhearthtogether；"6thAugust，1736，"thedateofthatimportantevent。TheyhavegottheirCourtaboutthem，damesandcavaliersmorethanweexpected；theyhavearrangedthefurnituresoftheirexistencehereonfitscale，andsetuptheirLaresandPenatesonathriftyfooting。MajestyandQueencomeoutonavisittothemnextmonth；[4thSeptember，1736（Ib。）。]——raisingthesacredhearthintoitsfirstconsiderableblaze，andcrowningtheoperationinahumanmanner。
　　AndsotherehasanewepocharisenfortheCrown—PrinceandhisConsort。Anew，andmuch—improvedone。Itlastedintothefourthyear；ratherimprovingalltheway:andonlyKingship，which，ifahighersphere，wasafarlesspleasantone，putanendtoit。
　　Friedrich’shappiesttimewasthisatReinsberg；thelittleFourYearsofHope，Composure，realizableIdealism:anactualsnatchofsomethingliketheIdyllic，appointedhiminalife—pilgrimageconsistingotherwiseofrealismsoftenestcontradictoryenough，andsometimesofverygrimcomplexion。Heismasterofhiswork，heisadjustedtothepracticalconditionssethim；conditionsoncecompliedwith，dailyworkdone，helivestotheMuses，tothespiritualimprovements，tothesocialenjoyments；andhas，thoughnotwithoutflawsofill—weather，——fromtheTobacco—Parliamentperhapsratherlessthanformerly，andfromtheFinance—quarterperhapsrathermore，——asunnytime。HisinnocentinsipidityofaWife，too，appearstohavebeenhappy。Shehadthecharmofyouth，ofgoodlooks；awholesomeperfectloyaltyofcharacterwithal；
　　anddidnot"taketopouting，"aswasonceapprehendedofher，butpleasantlygaveandreceivedofwhatwasgoing。ThispoorCrown—
　　Princess，afterwardsQueen，hasbeenheard，inheroldage，reverting，inatouchingtransientway，tothegladdaysshehadatReinsberg。Complaintopenlywasneverheardfromher，inanykindofdays；butthesedoubtlesswerethebestofherlife。
　　Reinsberg，wesaid，isintheAMTRuppin；naturallyundertheCrown—Prince’sgovernmentatpresent:thelittleTownorVillageofReinsbergstandsabout，tenmilesnorthoftheTownRuppin；——
　　notquiteathird—partasbigasRuppinisinourtime，andmuchmorepleasantlysituated。Thecountryaboutisofcomfortable，notunpicturesquecharacter；tobedistinguishedalmostasbeautiful，inthatregionofsandandmoor。Lakesaboundinit；tilledfields；heightscalled"hills；"andwoodoffairgrowth，——onereadsof"beech—avenues"of"highlinden—avenues:"——acountryratheroftheornamentedsort，beforethePrincewithhisimprovementssettledthere。Manylakesandlakeletsinit，asusualhereabouts；theloiteringwatersstraggle，alloverthatregion，intomeshesoflakes。Reinsbergitself，VillageandSchloss，standsontheedgeofapleasantLake，lastofameshofsuch:theSUMMARY，oroutfall，ofwhich，alreadyhereagoodstrongbrookorstream，iscalledtheRHEIN，RhynorRein；andgivesnametothelittleplace。WeheardoftheReinatRuppin:
　　itistherecountedasakindofriver；stillmore，twentymilesfartherdown，whereitfallsintotheHavel，onitswaytotheElbe。Thewaters，Ithink，aredrab—colored，notpeat—brown:
　　andhere，atthesource，oroutfallfromthatmeshoflakes，whereReinsbergis，thecountryseemstobeaboutthebest；——sufficient，inpicturesquenessandotherwise，tosatisfyareasonableman。
　　ThelittleTownisveryold；but，tilltheCrown—Princesettledthere，hadnopeculiarvitalityinit。Ithinktherearenowsomepotteries，glass—manufactories:FriedrichWilhelm，justwhiletheCrown—Princewasremovingthither，settledafirstGlass—workthere；whichtookgoodroot，androsetoeminenceinthecrystal，Bohemian—crystal，white—glass，cut—glass，andothercommonerlines，intheCrown—Prince’stime。[BescheibungdesLutschlosses&c。zuReinsberg（Berlin，1788）；
　　Author，a"LieutenantHennert，"thoroughlyacquaintedwithhissubject。]
　　ReinsbergstandsontheeastorsoutheastsideofitsprettyLake:
　　Lakeiscalled"theGRINERICKSEE"（asallthoseremoteLakeshavetheirnames）；MansionisbetweentheTownandLake。AMansionfronting，wemaysay，fourways；foritisofquadrangularform，withawetmoatfromtheLakebegirdlingit，andhasaspaciouscourtforinterior:buttheprincipalentranceisfromtheTownside；fortherest，theBuildingisashlaronallsides，frontandrear。Standsthere，handsomelyabuttingontheLakewithtwoTowers，aTowerateachangle，whichithasonthatlakewardside；