VastnumberswerecarriedtotheSchloss:\"onefiguresWilhelminaamongthem，figurestheHereditaryPrinceandoldMargraf:
theirtreatmenttherewas\"beyondbelief，\"saysFassmann；
\"notonlydinneroftheamplestqualityandquantity，butmuchmoneyaddedandothergifts。\"FromBaireuththerouteistowardsGeraandThuringen，circlingtheBambergTerritory:readersrememberGera，wheretheGeraBondwasmade？——\"AtGera，acommercialgentlemandinedthewholepartyinhisownpremises，andhiswifegavefourgroschentoeachindividualofthem；
othertwopersons，brothersintheplace，doingthelike。Oneofthepoorpilgrimwomenhadbeenbroughttobedonthejourney，adayortwobefore:theCommissariuslodgedherinhisowninn，forgreatersafety；Commissariusreturningtohisinn，findssheisoff，nobodyatfirstcantellhimwhither:aladyofquality（VORMEHMEDAME）hasquietlysenthercarriageforthepoorpilgrimsister，andhasherintherightsoftestkeeping。Noendtopeople’skindness:manyweptaloud，sobbingout，’Isthisallthehelpwecangive？’Commissariussaid，’Therewillotherscomeshortly；themalsoyoucanhelp。’\"
InthismannermarchthesePilgrims。\"FromDonauworth，byAnspach，Nurnberg，Baireuth，throughGera，Zeitz，Weissenfels，toHalle，\"
wheretheyareonPrussianground，andwithinfewdaysofBerlin。
OtherTowns，notuponthefirststraightroutetoBerlin，demandtohaveashareinthesegrandthings；shareiswillinglyconceded:thusthePilgrims，whathasitsobviousadvantages，marchbyagoodvarietyofroutes。ThroughAugsburg，Ulm（insteadofDonauworth），thencetoFrankfurt；fromFrankfurtsomedirecttoLeipzig:somethroughCassel，Hanover，Brunswick，byHalberstadtandMagdeburginsteadofHalle。StartingallatSalzburg，landingallatBerlin；theirroutesspreadovertheMapofGermanyintheintermediatespace。
\"WeissenfelsTownandDukedistinguishedthemselvesbyliberality:
especiallytheDukedid；\"——poorolddrinkingDuke；veryProtestantalltheseSaxonPrinces，excepttheApostateorPseudo—ApostatethePhysicallyStrong，forsadpoliticalreasons。\"InWeissenfelsTown，whilethePilgrimprocessionwalked，acertainrudeforeignfellow，flax—pedlerbytrade，[\"HECHELTRAGER，\"Hawkerofflax—
combsorHECKLES；——isoftenestaSlavonicAustrian（Iamtold）。]
bycreedPapistorworse，saidfloutingly，’TheArchbishopoughttohaveflungyouallintotheriver，you——！’UponwhichamenialservantoftheDuke’ssuddenlybrokeinuponhiminthewayofactuality，thewholecrowdblazingintoflame；andthepedlerwouldcertainlyhavegotirreparabledamage，hadnottheTown—
guardinstantlyhookedhimaway。\"
April21st，1732，thefirstactualbody，agoodninehundredstrong，[Buchholz，i。156。]gottoHalle；wheretheywerereceivedwithdevoutjubilee，psalm—singing，spiritualandcorporealrefection，asatNordlingenandtheotherstages；\"ArchidiaconusFranke\"beingprominentinit，——Ihavenodoubt，aconnectionofthat\"CHIENDEFRANKE，\"whomWilhelminausedtoknow。TheywerelodgedintheWaisenhaus（oldFranke’sORPHAN—HOUSE）；OfficialListofthemwasdrawnuphere，withthefitspecificality；
and，afterthreedays，theytooktheroadagainforBerlin。
UsefulBuchholz，thenaverylittleboy，remembersthearrivalofaBodyoftheseSalzburgers，notthisbutalateroneinAugust，whichpassedthroughhisnativeVillage，PritzwalkinthePriegnitz:Howvillageandvillageauthoritieswereallawake，withopenedstoresandhearts；howhisFather，theVillageParson，preachedatfiveintheafternoon。ThesameBuchholz，comingafterwardstoCollegeatHalle，hadthepleasureofdiscoveringtwooftheCommissaries，twoofthethree，whohadmainlysuperintendedinthisSalzburgPilgrimage。Letthereaderalsotakeaglanceatthem，asspecimensworthnotice:——
COMMISSARIUSFIRST:\"HerrvonReckwasanoblemanfromtheHanoverCountry；ofverygreatpiety；who，afterhisCommissionwasdone，settledatHalle；andlivedthere，withoutservant，inprivacy，fromthesmallmeanshehad；——seekinghissolesatisfactioninattendanceontheTheologicalandAsceticCollege—Lectures，whereIusedtoseehimconstantlyinmystudenttime。\"
COMMISSARIUSSECOND:\"HerrGobelwasamedicalmanbyprofession；
andhadtheregulardegreeofDoctor；butwasinnonecessitytoapplyhistalentstothegainingofbread。HiszealforreligionhadmovedhimtoundertakethisCommission。BoththesegentlemenI
haveoftenseeninmyyouth，\"butdonottellyouwhattheywerelikefarther；\"andboththeirChristiannameshaveescapedme。\"
AthirdCommissariuswasofPreussen，andhadreligious—literarytendencies。Isupposethesethreeservedgratis；——volunteers；
butnodoubtunderoath，andtiedbystrictenoughPrussianlaw。
Physician，Chaplain，Road—guide，heretheyare，probablyofsupremequality，readytoourhand。[Buchholz，NeuestePreussisch—BrandenburgischeGeschichte（berlin，1775，2vols。4to），i。155n。]
Buchholz，after\"hisstudenttime，\"becameapoorCountry—
schoolmaster，andthenapoorCountry—Parson，inhisnativeAltmark。HispoorBookisofinnocent，clear，faithfulnature，withsomeveinof\"unconsciousgeniality\"inithereandthere；——
aBookbynomeanssodestituteofhumanworthassomethathavesupersededit。Thiswasposthumous，this\"NEWESTHISTORY，\"andhasaLIFEoftheAuthorprefixed。HehasfourpreviousVolumesonthe\"AncientHistoryofBrandenburg，\"whicharenotknowntome。——AbouttheYear1745，therewerefourpoorSchoolmastersinthatregion（twoatHavelberg，oneatSeehausen，oneatWerben），ofextremelystudiousturn；who，inspiteoftheElbewhichranbetween，usedtomeetonstatednights，forcolloquy，forinterchangeofBooksandthelike。Oneofthem，theWerbenone，wasthisBuchholz；another，Seehausen，wastheWinckelmannsocelebratedinafteryears。Athird，oneoftheHavelbergpair，\"wentintoMecklenburginayearortwo，asTutortoKarlLudwigthePrinceofStrelitz’schildren，\"——whomalsomark。FortheyoungestoftheseStrelitzchildrenwasnootherthantheactual\"OldQueenCharlotte\"（oursandGeorgeIII。’s），justreadyforhimwithherHornbooksaboutthattime:Letthepoormanhavewhathonorhecanfromthatcircumstance！
\"PrinceKarlLudwig，\"ratherafoolish—lookingcreature，wemayfallinwithpersonallybyandby。
Itwasthe30thApril，1732，sevenweeksandadaysinceCrown—
PrinceFriedrich’sBetrothal，thatthisfirstbodyofSalzburgEmigrants，ninehundredstrong，arrivedatBerlin；\"fourintheafternoon，attheBrandenburgGate；\"Officialpersons，nayMajestyhimself，orperhapsbothMajesties，waitingtheretoreceivethem。
Yes，yepoorfootsoremortals，thereisthedreadKinghimself；
stoutishshortfigureinblueuniformandwhitewig，straw—coloredwaistcoat，andwhitegaiters；standsuncommonlyfirmonhisfeet；
reddish，blue—reddishface，witheyesthatpiercethroughaman:
lookuponhim，andyetliveifyouaretruemen。HisMajesty’sreceptionofthesepoorpeoplecouldnotbutbegood；nothingnowwantingintheformalkind。Butbetterfar，inalltheessentialitiesofit，therehadnotbeenhitherto，norwashenceforth，theleastflaw。ThisSalzburgPilgrimagehasfoundforitself，andwillfind，regulation，guidance，everastepping—stoneattheneedfulplace；apavedroad，sofarashumanregularityandpunctualitycouldpaveone。ThatishisMajesty’sshiningmerit。\"NextSunday，aftersermon，they[thisfirstlotofSalzburgers]werepubliclycatechisedinchurch；andalltheworldcouldheartheirpertinentanswers，givenoftenintheveryScripturetexts，orexpresswordsofLuther。\"
HisMajestymorethanoncetooksurveyofthesePilgrimageDivisions，whentheygottoBerlin。Apleasantsight，iftherewereleisureotherwise。Onvariousoccasions，too，herMajestyhadlargepartiesofthemovertoMonbijou，tosupperthereinthefinegardens；and\"gavethemBibles，\"amongothergifts，ifinwantofBiblesthroughFirmian’sindustry。HerMajestywasCharityitself，CharityandGracecombined，amongthesePilgrims。Ononeoccasionshepickedoutahandsomeyounglassamongthem，andhadPainterPesneovertotakeherportrait。Handsomelass，byPesne，inherTyroleseHat，shonethenceforthonthewallsofMonbijou；
andfashionthereupontookuptheTyroleseHat，\"whichhasbeenmuchwornsincebythebeautifulpartoftheCreation，\"saysBuchholz；\"buthowmanychangestheyhaveintroducedinitnopencantrace。\"
AtBerlintheCommissariusceased；andtherewasusuallygiventhePilgrimsaCandidatusTheologiae，whowastoconductthemtherestoftheway，andbetheirClergymanwhenoncesettled。Fivehundredlongmilesstill。SomewereshippedatStettin；mostlytheymarched，stageafterstage，——fourgroschenaday。Atthefartherendtheyfoundallready；tightcottages，tillablefields，allimplementsfurnished，andstock，——evento\"FEDERVIEH，\"orChanticleerwithamodicumofHens。Oldneighbors，andsuchaslikedeachother，wereputtogether:fieldsgrewgreenagain，desolatescrubsandscragsyieldingtograssandcorn。
Woodenclocksevencametoview，——forBerchtesgadenneighborsalsoemigrated；andSwisscame，andBavariansandFrench:——andoldtradeswererevivedinthosenewlocalities。
Somethingbeautifullyreal—idyllicinallthis，surely:——Yetdonotfancythatitallwentonlikeclock—work；thattherewerenotjarringsateverystep，asisthewayinthingsreal。OfthePrussianMinisterchieflyconcernedinsettlingthisnewColonyI
haveheardonesaying，forcedoutofhiminsomepressure:
\"Theremustbesomebodyforascolding—stockandscape—goat；
Iwillbeit，then！\"AndthentheSalzburgOfficials，whatahumortheywerein！NoLettersallowedfromthosepoorEmigrants；
thewickedestrumorscirculatedaboutthem:\"AllcuttopiecesbyinroadofthePoles；\"\"PressedforsoldiersbythePrussiandrill—
sergeant；\"\"AllflungintotheLakesandstagnantwatersthere；
drownedtothelastindividual；\"andsoon。Truthneverthelessdidslowlypiercethrough。Andthe\"GROSSEWIRTH，\"ouridyllic—realFriedrichWilhelm，waswantinginnothing。ListsoftheirunjustlossesinSalzburgwere，onhisMajesty’sorder，madeoutandauthenticated，bythemanywhohadsufferedinthatwaythere，——forcedtosellataday’snotice，andthelike:——withthesehisMajestywasdiligentintheImperialCourt；anddidgetwhathumanindustrycouldofcompensation，apartbutnotthewhole。
Contradictorynoiseshadtoabate。Intheend，soundpurpose，builtonfactandtheLawsofNature，carriedit；lies，vituperations，rumorsanddelusionsanktozero；andthetrueresultremained。In1738，theSalzburgEmigrantCommunityinPreussenheld，inalltheirChurches，aDayofThanksgiving；
andadmittedpiouslythatHeaven’sblessing，ofatruth，hadbeenuponthisKingandthem。Thereweleavethem，ausefulsolidpopulationeversinceinthoseparts；increasedbythistimeweknownothowmanyfold。
ItcostFriedrichWilhelmenormoussums，saytheOldHistories；
probably\"tenTONSOFGOLD，\"——thatistosay，tenhundredthousandthalers；almost150，000pounds，noless！Buthelivedtoseeitamplyrepaid，eveninhisowntime；howmuchmoreamplysince；——
beingamanskilfulininvestmentstoahighdegreeindeed。
Fancy150，000poundsinvestedthere，intheBankofNatureherself；andahundredmillionsinvested，sayatBalaclava，intheBankofNewspaperrumor:andtherespectiveratesofinteresttheywillyield，amillionyearshence！ThiswasthemostidyllicofFriedrichWilhelm’sfeats，andaveryrealonethewhile。
Wehaveonlytoaddorrepeat，thatSalzburgerstothenumberofabout7，000soulsarrivedattheirplacethisfirstyear；andintheyearortwofollowing，lessnotedbythepublic，butfaringsteadilyforwardupontheirfourgroschenaday，10，000more。
FriedriohWilhelmwouldhavegladlytakenthewhole；\"butGeorgeII。tookacertainnumber，\"saythePrussianBooks（GeorgeII。，orpiousTrusteesinsteadofhim），\"andsettledthematEbenezerinVirginia，\"——read，EbenezerINGEORGIA，whereGeneralOglethorpewasbusyfoundingaColony。[PetitiontoParliament，10th（21st）
May，1733，byOglethorpeandhisTrustees，for10，000poundstocarryovertheseSalzburgers；whichwasgranted；Tindal’sRAPIN
（London，1769），xx。184。]ThereatEbenezerIcalculatetheymightgoahead，too，afterthequestionablefashionofthatcountry，andincreaseandswell；——buthaveneverheardofthemsince。
SalzburgEmigrationwasaveryrealtransactiononFriedrichWilhelm’spart；butitprovedidyllictoo，andmadeagreatimpressionontheGermanmind。ReadersknowofaBookcalledHermannandDorothea？ItiswrittenbythegreatGoethe，andstillworthreading。ThegreatGoethehadheard，whenstillverylittle，muchtalkamongtheeldersaboutthisSalzburgPilgrimage；andhowstrangeathingitwas，twentyyearsagoandmore。[1749wasGoethe’sbirth—year。]InmiddlelifehethrewitintoHexameters，intotheregionoftheair；anddidthatunrealShadowofit；apleasantworkinitsway，sincehewasnotinclinedformore。
ChapterIV。
PRUSSIANMAJESTYVISITSTHEKAISER。
Majestyseeingallthesematterswellintrain，——Salzburgersunderway，Crown—PrincebetrothedaccordingtohisMajesty’sandtheKaiser’s（nottoherMajesty’s，andhigh—flyinglittleGeorgeofEnglandmyBrothertheComedian’s）mindandwill，——beginstothinkseriouslyofanotherenterprise，halfbusiness，halfpleasure，whichhasbeenhoveringinhismindforsometime。\"VisittomyDaughteratBaireuth，\"hecallsitpublicly；butitmeansintrinsicallyExcursionintoBohmen，tohaveawordwiththeKaiser，andseehisImperialMajestyinthebodyforonce。
Tooremarkableathingtobeomittedbyushere。
Crown—Princedoesnotaccompanyonthisoccasion；Crown—PrinceiswithhisRegimentallthiswhile；busymindinghisownaffairsintheRuppinquarter；——onlyhears，withmoreorlessinterest，oftheseSalzburg—Pilgrimmovements，ofthisExcursionintoBohmen。
HerearecertainscrapsofLetters；which，ifoncemadelegible，willassistreaderstoconceivehissituationandemploymentsthere。Lettersotherwiseofnoimportance；butworthreadingonthatscore。TheFIRST（orratherfirstthree，whichwehuddleintoone）isfrom\"Nauen，\"fewmilesoffRuppin；whereoneofourBattalionslies；requiringfrequentvisitsthere:——
1。TOGRUMKOW，ATBERLIN（fromtheCrown—Prince）。
\"NAUEN，26thApril，1732。
\"MONSIEURMYDEARESTFRIEND，——Isendyouabigmassofpapers，whichacertaingentlemannamedPlotzhastransmittedme。
Infaith，Iknownotintheleastwhatitis:Iprayyoupresentit[tohisMajesty，orintheproperquarter]，andmakemeridofit。
\"To—morrowIgotoPotsdam[adriveoffortymilessouthward]，toseetheexercise，andifwedoithereaccordingtopattern。
NEUEBESENKEHRENGUT[Newbroomssweepclean，INGERMAN]；Ishallhavetoillustratemynewcharacter\"ofColonel；\"andshowthatI
amEINTUCHTIGEROFFICIER（arightOfficer）。BewhatImay，I
shalltoyoualwaysbe\"，&c。&c。
NAUEN，7thMAY，1732。\"……Thousandthanksforinformingmehoweverythinggoesonintheworld。Thingsfarfromagreeable，thoseleagues[imaginary，inTobacco—Parliament]suspectedtobeformingagainstourHouse！ButiftheKaiserdon’tabandonus；……ifGodsecondthevalorof80，000menresolvedtospendtheirlife，……
letushopetherewillnothingbadhappen。
\"Meanwhile，tilleventsarrive，Imakeaprettystirhere（METREMOUSSEICID’IMPORTANCE），tobringmyRegimenttoitsrequisiteperfection，andIhopeIshallsucceed。TheotherdayI
drankyourdearhealth，Monsieur；andIwaitonlythenewsfrommyCattle—stallthattheCalfIamfatteningthereisreadyforsendingtoyou。IuniteMarsandHousekeeping，yousee。SendmeyourSecretary’sname，thatImayaddressyourLettersthatway，\"
——ourCorrespondenceneedingtobesecretincertainquarters……\"Witha\"trulyinfiniteesteem，\"FREDERIC。\"
NAUEN，10thMAY，1732。\"YouwillseebythisthatIamexacttofollowyourinstruction；andthattheSCHULZofTremmen[VillageintheBrandenburgquarter，withaSCHULZorMayortobedependedon]，becomesforthepresentthemainspringofourcorrespondence。
Ireturnyouallthethings（PIECES）youhadthegoodnesstocommunicatetome，——exceptCharlesDouze，
[Voltaire’snewBook；latelycomeout，\"Bale，1731。\"]whichattachesmeinfinitely。Theparticularshithertounknownwhichhereports；thegreatnessofthatPrince’sactions，andtheperversesingularity（BIZARRERIE）ofhisfortune:allthis，joinedtothelively，brilliantandcharmingwaytheAuthorhasoftellingit，rendersthisBookinterestingtothesupremedegree……IsendyouafragmentofmycorrespondencewiththemostillustriousSieurCrochet，\"someFrenchEnvoyorEmissary，Iconclude:
\"youperceivewegoonverysweetlytogether，andareinahighstrain。IamsorryIburntoneofhisLetters，whereinheassuredmehewouldintheVersaillesAntechamberitselfspeakofmetotheKing，andthatmynamehadactuallybeenmentionedattheKing’sLevee。Itcertainlyisnotmyambitiontochoosethisillustriousmortaltopublishmyrenown；onthecontrary，Ishouldthinkitsoiledbysuchamouth，andprostitutedifhewerethepublisher。ButenoughoftheCrochet:thekindestthingwecandoforsocontemptibleanobjectistosaynothingofhimatall。\"
[OEuvresdeFrederic，xvi。49，51。]——……
LetterSECONDistoJaagermeisterHacke，CaptainofthePotsdamGuard；whostandsingreatnearnesstotheKing’sMajesty；and，infact，isfastbecominghisfactotuminArmy—details。We，withtheDukeofLorraineandMajestyinperson，sawhismarriagetotheExcellencyCreutz’sFrauleinDaughternotlongsince；whowetrusthasmadehimhappy；——richheisatanyrate，andwillbeAdjutant—
Generalbeforelong；powerfulinsuchintricaciesasthisthatthePrincehasfalleninto。
TheLetterhasitsobscurities；turnsearnestlyonRecruitstallandshort；norhaveidleEditorshelpedus，bytheleasthinttowards\"reading\"itwithmorethantheEYES。OldDessaueratthistimeisCommandantatMagdeburg；Buddenbrock，perhapsnowpassingbyRuppin，weknowforahigholdGeneral，fittocarrymessagesfromMajesty，——or，likelier，itmaybeLieutenantBuddenbrock，hisSon，merelyreturningtoRuppin？Wecanguess，thattheflatteringDessauerhassenthisMajestyfivegiganticmenfromtheMagdeburgregiments，andthatFriedrichisorderedtohustleoutthirtyofinsignificantstaturefromhisown，bywayofcounter—gifttotheDessauer；——whichFriedrichdoesinstantly，butcannot，forhislife，seehow（beingtotallycashless）heistoreplacethemwithbetter，orreplacethematall！
2。TOCAPTAINHACKE，OFTHEPOTSDAMGUARD。
\"RUPPIN，15thJuly，1732。
\"MEINGOTT，whatapieceofnewsBuddenbrockhasbroughtme！IamtogetnothingoutofBrandenburg，mydearHacke？ThirtymenIhadtoshiftoutofmycompanyinconsequence[ofBuddenbrock’sorder]；andwhereamInowtogetotherthirty？IwouldgladlygivetheKingtallmen，astheDessaueratMagdeburgdoes；butI
havenomoney；andIdon’tget，orsetupforgetting，sixmenforone[thirtyshortforfivetall]，ashedoes。SotrueisthatScripture:Tohimthathathshallbegiven；andfromhimthathathnotshallbetakenawayeventhathehath。
\"Smallart，thatthePrinceofDessau’sandtheMagdeburgRegimentsarefine，whentheyhavemoneyatcommand，andthirtymenGRATISoverandabove！I，poordevil，havenothing；norshallhave，allmydays。Prithee，dearHacke（BITTEIHN，LIEBERHACKE），thinkofallthat:andifIhavenomoneyallowed，ImustbringAsmus[Recruitunknowntome]aloneasRecruitnextyear；andmyRegimentwilltoacertaintyberubbish（KROOP）。OnceIhadlearnedaGermanProverb——
’VERSPRECHENUNDHALTEN（Topromiseandtokeep）
ZIEMTWOHLJUNGENUNDALTEN（Isprettyforyoungandforold）！’
\"Idependaloneonyou（IHN），dearHacke；unlessyouhelp，thereisabadoutlook。To—dayIhaveknockedagain[writtentoPapaformoney]；andifthatdoesnothelp，itisover。IfIcouldgetanymoneytoborrow，itwoulddo；butIneednotthinkofthat。
Helpme，then，dearHacke！IassureyouIwilleverrememberit；
who，atalltimes，ammydearHerrCaptain’sdevoted（GANZ
ERGEBENER）servantandfriend，\"FRIDERICH。\"
[InGerman:OEuvres，xxvii。part3d，p。177。]
TowhichaddonlythisNote，twodayslater，toSeckendorf；
indicatingthattheprocessof\"borrowing\"hasalready，insomeform，begun，——processwhichwillhavetocontinue:andtodevelopitself；——andthathisMajesty，asSeckendorfwellknows，isresolveduponhisBohemianjourney:——
3。TOTHEGENERALFELDZEUGMEISTERGRAFVONSECKENDORF。
\"RUPPIN，17thJuly，1732。
\"MYVERYDEARGENERAL，——IhavewrittentotheKing，thatIowedyou2，125THALERSfortheRecruits；ofwhichhesaysthereare600paid:thereremain，therefore，1，525，whichhewillpayyoudirectly。
\"TheKingisgoingtoPrague:Ishallnotbeoftheparty[asyouwill]。Tosaytruth，Iamnotverysorry；foritwouldinfalliblygiverisetofoolishrumorsintheworld。Atthesametime，I
shouldhavemuchwishedtoseetheEmperor，Empress，andPrinceofLorraine，forwhomIhaveaquiteparticularesteem。Ibegyou，Monsieur，toassurehimofit；——andtoassureyourselfthatI
shallalwaysbe，——withagreatdealofconsideration，MONSIEUR，MONTRES—CHERGENERAL，&c。FREDERIC。\"
Andnow——fortheBohemianJourney，\"VisitatKladrup\"astheycallit；——Ruppinbeingleftinthisassiduousandwholesome，ifratherhamperedcondition。
KaiserKarlandhisEmpress，inthissummerof1732，wereatKarlsbad，takingthewatersforafewweeks。FriedrichWilhelm，whohadlong，forvariousreasons，wishedtoseehisKaiserfacetoface，thoughtthiswouldbeagoodopportunity。TheKaiserhimself，knowinghowitstoodwiththeJulich—and—Bergandotherquestions，wasnotanxiousforsuchaninterview；stilllesswerehisofficialpeople；amongwhomtheveryceremonialforsuchathingwasmatterofabstrusedifficulty。Seckendorfaccordinglyhadbeeninstructedtohuntwide，andthrowindiscouragements，sofaraspossible；——whichhedid，butwithouteffect。FriedrichWilhelmhadsethisheartuponthething；wishedtobeholdforonceaHeadoftheHolyRomanEmpire，andSupremeofChristendom；
——alsotoseealittle，withhisowneyes，intocertainmattersImperial。
Andso，sinceanexpressvisittoKarlsbadmightgiverisetonewspaperrumors，andwillnotsuit，itissettled，thereshallbeanaccidentalintersectionofroutes，astheKaisertravelshomeward，——sayinsomequietBohemianSchlossorHunting—seatoftheKaiser’sown，whithertheKingmaycomeincognito；andthus，withaminimumofnoise，maytheneedfulpassageofhospitalitybedone。Easyallofthis:onlytheViennaMinistersaredreadfullyindoubtabouttheceremonial，WhethertheImperialhandcanbegiven（Iforgetifforkissingorforshaking）？——nayatlasttheymanfullydeclarethatitcannotbegiven；andwishhisPrussianMajestytounderstandthatitmustberefused。[Forster，i。328。]
\"RESSUMMAECONSEQUENTIAE，\"saythey；andshakesolemnlytheirbigwigs。——Nonsense（NARRENPOSSEN）！answersthePrussianMajesty:
You，Seckendorf，settleaboutquarters，reasonablefood，reasonablelodgings；andIwilldotheceremonial。
Seckendorf——worthglancinginto，forbiographicalpurposes，inthisplace——haswrittentohisCourt:Thatastothevictualdepartment，hisMajestygoesupongoodcommonmeat；flesh，towhichmaybeaddedallmannerofriver—fishandcrabs:soundoldRhenishishisdrink，withsupplementsofbrownandofwhitebeer。
Dinner—tabletobespreadalwaysinsomeairyplace，garden—house，tent，bigcleanbarn，——Majestylikesair，ofallthings；——willsleep，too，inacleanbarnorgarden—house:betteranythingthanbeingstifled，thinkshisMajesty。Who，fortherest，doesnotlikemountingstairs。[Seckendorf’sReport（inForster，i。330）。]
Thesearetheregulations；andweneednotdoubttheywerecompliedwith。
Sunday，27thJuly，1732，accordingly，hisMajesty，withfiveorsixcarriages，quitsBerlin，beforethesunisup，asishiswont:
eastward，bytheroadforFrankfurt—on—Oder；\"intendstolookatSchulenburg’sregiment，\"whichliesinthoseparts，——Schulenburg’sregimentforonething:therestissecretfromtheprofanevulgar。Schulenburg’sregiment（drawnupforChurch，Ishouldsuppose）issoonlookedat；Schulenburghimself，bypreappointment，joinsthetravellingparty，whichnowconsistsoftheKingandEight:——knownfigures，seven，Buddenbrock，Schulenburg，Waldau，Derschau，Seckendorf；Grumkow，CaptainHackeofthePotsdamGuard；andforeighththeDutchAmbassador，Ginkel，anaccomplishedknowingkindofman，whomalsomyreadershaveoccasionallyseen。Theirconversation，road—colloquy，coulditinterestanymodernreader？Ithasgonealltodusk；wecanknowonlythatitwashuman，solid，formostpart，andhadmuchtobaccointermingled。TheywerealloftheCalvinisticpersuasion，ofthemilitaryprofession；knewthatlifeisveryserious，thatspeechwithoutcauseismuchtobeavoided。Theytravelledswiftly，dinedinairyplaces:theyareaFACT，theyandtheirsummerdust—cloudthere，whirlingthroughthevacancyofthatdimTime；andhaveaninterestforus，thoughanunimportantone。
ThefirstnighttheygottoGrunberg；apleasantTown，ofvineyardsandoflooms，acrosstheSilesianfrontier。Theyarenowturningmoresoutheastward；theysleephere，intheKaiser’sterritory，welcomedbysomeOfficialpersons；whosignifythattheoverjoyedImperialMajestyhas，aswasextremelynatural，paidthebilleverywhere。Onthemorrow，beforetheshuttlesawaken，FriedrichWilhelmisgoneagain；towardstheGlogauregion，intendingforLiegnitzthatnight。CoursingrapidlythroughthegreenSilesianLowlands，blueGiantMountains（RIESENGEBIRGE）
beginningtoriseonthesouthwestwardfaraway。Dines，atnoon，underasplendidtent，inacountryplacecalledPolkwitz，[\"Balkowitz，\"sayPollnitz（ii。407）andForster；whichisnotthecorrectname。]withcountryNobility（sorrowonthem，andyetthankstothem）cometodoreverence。AtnighthegetstoLiegnitz。
HereisLiegnitz，then。HerearetheKatzbachandtheBlackwater（SCHWARZWASSER），famedinwar，yourMajesty；heretheycoalesce；
grayashlarhouses（notwithoutinhabitantsunknowntous）lookingon。HerearethevenerablewallsandstreetsofLiegnitz；andtheCastlewhichdefiedBatyKhanandhisTartars，fivehundredyearsago。[1241，theInvasion，andBattlehere，ofthisunexpectedBarbarian。]——Oh，yourMajesty，thisLiegnitz，withitsprincelyCastle，andwiderichTerritory，thebulkoftheSilesianLowland，whoseisitifrightweredone？Hm，hisMajestyknowsfullwell；
inSeckendorf’spresence，andgoingonsuchanerrand，wemustnotspeakofcertainthings。Buttheundisputedtruthis，DukeFriedrichII。，comeoftheSovereignPiasts，madethatERBVERBRUDERUNG，andhisGrandson’sGrandsondiedchildless:
sotheheirshipfelltous，asthebiggestwiginthemostbenightedChancerywouldhavetogrant；——onlytheKaiserwillnot，neverwould；theKaiserplantshisarmedselfonSchlesien，andwillhearnopleading。Jagerndorftoo，whichwepurchasedwithourownmoney———Nomoreofthat；itistoomiserable！Veryimpossibletoo，whilewehaveBergandJulichinthewind！——
AtLiegnitz，FriedrichWilhelm\"reviewsthegarrison，cavalryandinfantry，\"beforestarting；thenoffforGlatz，somesixtymilesbeforewecandine。ThegoalistowardsBohemia，allthiswhile；
andhisMajesty，hadhelikedthemountain—passes，andunlevelwaysoftheGiantMountains，mighthavefoundashorterroadandamuchmorepicturesqueone。Roadaboundingingloomyvalleys，intricaterock—labyrinths，hauntsofSpriteRUBEZAHL，sourcesoftheElbeandIknownotwhat。Majestylikeslevelroads，andinterestingrock—labyrinthsbuiltbymanratherthanbyNature。
Majestymakesawidesweeproundtotheeastofallthat；
leavestheGiantMountains，andtheirintricacies，asablueSierrafaronhisright，——hadratherseeGlatzFortressthanthecavernsoftheElbe；andwillcrossintoBohemia，wheretheHillsarefallenlowest。AtGlatzduringdinner，numerousNobilitiesareagaininwaiting。GlatzisinJagerndorfregion；Jagerndorf，whichwepurchasedwithourownmoney，isandremainsours，inspiteofthemishapsoftheThirty—YearsWar；——OURS，thedarkestChancerywouldbeobligedtosay，fromundertheimmensestwig！Patience，yourMajesty；Timebringsroses！——
FromGlatz，afterviewingtheworks，drillingtheguardalittle，nottospeakofdining，anddespatchingtheNobilities，hisMajestytakestheroadagain；turnsnowabruptlywestward，acrosstheHillsattheirlowestpoint；intoBohemia，whichiscloseathand。Lewin，Nachod，thesearetheBohemianvillages，withtheirremnantofCzechs；notaprosperouspopulationtolookupon:
butitistheKaiser’sownKingdom:\"KingofBohemia\"oneofhisTitleseversinceSigismundSUPER—GRAMMATICAM’Stime。Andherenow，atthemeetingofthewaters（Elbeoneofthem，abrawlingmountain—stream）isJaromierz，respectablelittleTown，withanImperialOfficialityinit，——wheretheOfficialGentlemenmeetusallingala，\"ThricewelcometothisKingdom，yourMajesty！\"——
andsignifythattheyaretowaituponushenceforth，whilewedotheKaiser’sKingdomofBohemiathathonor。
ItisTuesdaynight，29thJuly，thisfirstnightinBohemia。
TheOfficialGentlemenleadhisMajestytosuperbrooms，new—hungwithcrimsonvelvet，andtheduegoldfringesandtresses，——verygrandindeed；butprobablynotsoairyaswewish。\"ThisisthewaytheKaiserlodgesinhisjourneys；andyourMajestyistobeservedlikehim。\"Thegoalofourjourneyisnowwithinfewmiles。
Wednesday，30thJuly，1732，hisMajestyawakensagain，withinthesecrimson—velvethangingswiththegoldtressesandfringes，notsoairyashecouldwish；despatchesGrumkowtotheKaiser，whoisnotmanymilesoff，tosignifywhathonorwewoulddoourselves。
ItwasonSaturdaylastthattheKaiserandKaiserinn，returningfromKarlsbad，illuminatedPragwiththeirserenepresence；
\"attendedhigh—mass，vespers，\"andagooddealofotherworship，asthemeagreoldNewspapersreportforus，onthatandtheSundayfollowing。Andthen，\"onMonday，atsixinthemorning，\"boththeMajestiesleftPrag，foraplacecalledChlumetz，southwestwardthirtymilesoff，intheElberegion，wheretheyhaveaprettyHuntingCastle；Kaiserintending\"sylvansportforafewdays，\"
saystheoldragofaNewspaper，\"andthentoreturntoPrag。\"
ItisherethatGrumkow，afterapleasantmorning’sdriveofthirtymileswiththesunonhisback，findsKaiserKarlVI。；
andmakeshisannouncements，anddiplomaticinquirieswhatnext。
HadFriedrichWilhelmbeeninPotsdamorWusterhausen，andheardthatKaiserKarlwaswithinthirtymilesofhim，FriedrichWilhelmwouldhavecried，withopenarms，Come，come！ButtheImperialMajestyisotherwisehampered；hashisrhadamanthineAulicCouncillors，invastamplitudeofwig，sternlyengagedinstudyoftheetiquettes:theyhavesettledthatthemeetingcannotbeinChlumetz；lestitmightleadtonight’slodgings，andtointricacies。\"LetitbeatKladrup，\"saytheAmple—wigged；
Kladrup，anImperialStud，orHorse—Farm，halfadozenmilesfromthis；wherethereisroomfornothingmorethandinner。Thereletthemeetingbe，to—morrowatasethour；and，inthemeantime，wewilltakeprecautionsfortheetiquettes。Soitissettled，andGrumkowreturnswiththedecisioninacomplimentaryform。
ThroughKonigsgratz，downtherightbankoftheUpperElbe，onthemorrowmorning，Thursday，31stJuly，1732，FriedrichWilhelmrushesontowardsKladrup；findsthatlittlevillage，withtheHorse—edifices，lookingsnugenoughinthevalleyofElbe；——
alights，welcomedbyPrinceEugeniovonSavoye，withwordthattheKaiserisnotcome，butsteadilyexpectedsoon。PrinoeEugeniovonSavoye:ACHGOTT，itisanotherthing，yourHighness，thanwhenwemetintheFlandersWars，longsince；——atMalplaquetthatmorning，whenyourHighnesshadbeentoBrussels，visitingyourLadyMotherincaseoftheworst！SlightlygrayeryourHighnessisgrown；
Itooamnothinglikesonimble；thegreatDuke，poorman，isdead！——PrinceEugeniovonSavoye，weneednotdoubt，tooksnuff，andansweredinasprightlyappropriatemanner。
KladrupisaCountryHouseaswellasaHorse—Farm:asquarecourtistheinterior，asIgather；theHorse—buildingsatareverentdistanceformingthefourthside。Inthecentreofthiscourt，——
seewhatacontrivancetheAulicCouncillorshavehitupon，——thereisawoodenstandbuilt，withthreestaircasesleadinguptoit，oneforeachperson，andthreegalleriesleadingofffromitintosuitesofrooms:noquestionofprecedencehere，whereeachofyouhashisownstaircaseandowngallerytohisapartment！FriedrichWilhelmlooksdownlikearhinocerosonallthosecobwebberies。
NosooneraretheKaiser’scarriage—wheelsheardwithinthecourt，thanFriedrichWilhelmrushesdown，bywhatstaircaseisreadiest；
forwardtotheverycarriage—door；andflingshisarmsabouttheKaiser，embracingandembraced，likemerehumanfriendsgladtoseeoneanother。Ontheseterms，theymountthewoodenstand，MajestyofPrussia，Kaiser，Kaiserinn，eachbyhisownstaircase；
see，foraspaceoftwohours，theKaiser’sfoalsandhorsesledabout，——whichatleastfillsupanygapinconversationthatmaythreatentooccur。TheKaiser，alittlemanofhighandhumaneair，isnotbrightintalk；theEmpress，aBrunswickPrincessoffinecarriage，Grand—daughterofoldAntonUlrichwhowrotetheNovels，islikewiseofmutehumorinpubliclife；butoldNord—
Teutschland，cradleofone’sexistence；Brunswickreminiscences；
newsofyourImperialMajesty’ssereneFather，sereneSister，Brother—in—lawtheFeldmarschallandInsipidNiecewhomwehavehadthesatisfactiontobetrothlately，——furnishsmall—talkwhereneedful。
Dinnerbeingnear，yougobyyourowngallerytodress。Fromthedrawing—room，FriedrichWilhelmleadsouttheKaiserinn；
theKaiser，asHeadoftheworld，walksfirst，thoughwithoutanylady。Howtheydrankthehealths，gaveandreceivedtheewersandtowels，iswrittendulyintheoldBooks，butwasasindifferenttoFriedrichWilhelmasitistous；whattheirconversationwas，letnomanpresumetoask。Dullish，weshouldapprehend，——andperhapsBETTERlosttous？Butwheretherearetongues，therearetopics:theLoomofTimewagsalways，andwithitthetonguesofmen。KaiserandKaiserinnhavebothbeeninKarlsbadlately；
KaiserandKaiserinnbothhavesailedtoSpain，inolddays，andbeeninsiegesandthingsmemorable:FriedrichWilhelm，solidSquireWesternoftheNorth，doesnotwantfortopics，andtalksasasolidrusticgentlemanwill。Nativepolitenessheknowsonoccasion；toetiquette，sofarasconcernshisownpretensions，hefeelscallousaltogether，——dimlysensiblethattheEighteenthCenturyissettingin，andthatsolidmusketeersandnotgoldsticksarenowtheimportantthing。\"Ifeltmadtoseehimsohumiliatehimself，\"saidGrumkowafterwardstoWilhelmina，\"J’ENRAGEAISDANSMAPEAU:\"whynot？
Dinnerlastedtwohours；theEmpressrising，FriedrichWilhelmleadshertoherroom；thenretirestohisown，and\"inaquarterofanhour\"isvisitedtherebytheKaiser；\"whoconductshim，\"insomanyminutesexactbythewatch，\"backtotheEmpress，\"——forasipofcoffee，asonehopes；whichmaywinduptheInterviewwell。
Thesunisstillagoodspacefromsetting，whenFriedrichWilhelm，aftercordialadieus，neglectfulofetiquette，isrollingrapidlytowardsNimburg，thirtymilesoffonthePragHighway；
andKaiserKarlwithhisSpousemovedeliberatelytowardsChlumetztohuntagain。InNimburgFriedrichWilhelmsleeps，thatnight；——
ImperialMajesties，inamuch—tumbledworld，ofwildhorses，ceremonialewers，andEugeniosofSavoyandMalplaquet，probablypeoplinghisdreams。IfitpleaseHeaven，theremaybeanotherprivatemeeting，adayortwohence。
Nimburg，ahyourMajesty，SonFritzwillhaveanightinNimburgtoo；——ridingslowlythitheramidthewrecksofKolinBattle，nottosleepwell；——butthathappilyishiddenfromyourMajesty。
Kolin，Czaslau（Chotusitz），ElbeTeinitz，——hereinthisKladrupregion，yourMajestyisdrivingamidpoorVillageswhichwillbeveryfamousbyandby。AndPragitselfwillbedoublyfamedinwar，ifyourMajestyknewit，andtheZiscabergbeofbloodiermemorythantheWeissenbergitself！——HisMajesty，themorrow’ssunhavingrisenuponNimburg，rollsintoPragsuccessfullyaboutelevenA。M。，HillofZiscanotdisturbinghim；goestotheKlein—
SeiteQuarter，whereanAulicCouncillorwithfinePalaceisready；allthecannonthunderingfromthewallsathisMajesty’sadvent；andPrinceEugenio，theever—present，beingtheretoreceivehisMajesty，——andinfacttoinvitehimtodinnerthisdayathalf—pasttwelve。ItisFriday，1stofAugust，1732。
Byasingularchance，thereispreservedforusinFassmann’sBook，whatwemaycallanExcerptfromtheoldMorningPostofPrag，bringingthatextinctDayintoclearlightagain；recallingthevanishedDinner—PartyfromtherealmsofHades，asathingthatonceactuallyWAS。TheListoftheDinner—guestsisgivencomplete；vanishedghosts，whom，instudyingtheoldHistory—Books，youcan，withakindofinterest，fishupintovisibilityatwill。ThereisPrinceEugeniovonSavoyeatthebottomofthetable，intheCount—ThunPalacewherehelodges；therebodily，thelittleman，ingold—lacedcoatofunknowncut；theeyesandthetempersbrightandrapid，asusual，ormore；nosenotunprovidedwithsnuff，andlipsinconsequenceratheropen。Beseated，yourMajesty，highgentlemenall。
Abigchair—of—statestandsforhisMajestyattheupperendofthetable:hisMajestywillnoneofit；sitsdownclosebyPrinceEugeneattheverybottom，andoppositePrinceAlexanderofWurtemberg，whomwehadatBerlinlately，aGeneralofnoteintheTurkishandotherwars:hereprobablytherewillbebettertalk；
andthebigchairmaypresideoverusinvacancy。Whichitdoes。
PrinceAlexander，ImperialGeneralagainsttheTurks，andHeir—
ApparentofWurtembergwithal，canspeakofmanythings，——hardlymuchofhissereneCousinthereigningDuke；whosehealthisinatoointerestingstate，thegoodthoughunluckyman。OftheGravenitzsittingnowinlimbo，ortravellingaboutdisowned，TOUJOURSUNLAVEMENTSESTROUSSES，lettherebedeepsilence。
ButthePrinceAlexandercananswerabundantlyonotherheads。
Hecomestohisinheritanceafewmonthshence；actualreigningDuke，thepoorsereneCousinhavingdied:andperhapsweshallmeet，himtransientlyagain。
HeisAncestoroftheCzarsofRussia，thisPrinceAlexander，whoisnowdininghereinthebody，alongwithFriedrichWilhelmandPrinceEugene:PaulofRussia，unbeautifulPaul，marriedthesecondtime，fromMumpelgard（whattheFrenchcallMontbeillard，inAlsace），asereneGrand—daughterofhis，fromwhomcometheCzars，——thankstoherornot。PrinceAlexanderisAncestorwithalofourpresent\"KingsofWurtemberg，\"ifthatmeananything:
Father（whatwillmeansomething）tothesereneDuke，stillinswaddling—clothes，[Born21stJanuary，1732；CarlEugenthenameofhim（Michaelis，iii。450）。]whowillbeson—in—lawtoPrincessWilhelminaofBaireuth（couldyourMajestyforeseeit）；andwilldostrangepranksintheworld，uponpoetSchillerandothers。
Himtoo，andBrothersofhis，weretheybornandbecomeofsize，weshallmeet。Anoticeableman，andnotwithoutsense，thisPrinceAlexander；whoisnowofasuretyeatingwithus，——aswefindbytheextinctMorningPostinFassmann’soldBook。
Oftheotherseatingfigures，Stahrembergs，Sternbergs，KinskyAmbassadortoEngland，KinskyAmbassadortoFrance，highAustriandignitaries，weshallsaynothing；——whowouldlistentous？
HardlycantheHof—KanzlerCountvonSinzendorf，supremeofAulicmen，whoholdstherudderofAustrianState—Policy，andprobablyfeelshimselfloadedwithimportancebeyondmostmortalsnoweatinghereorelsewhere，——gainthesmallestrecognitionfromobliviousEnglishreadersofourtime。Itiscertainheeatshereonthisoccasion；andtohisMajestyhedoesnotwantforimportance。HisMajesty，intentonJulichandBergandotherhighmatters，spendsmanyhoursnextday，inearnestprivatedialoguewithhim。Wementionfarther，withsatisfaction，thatGrumkowandOrdnance—MasterSeckendorfarebothonthelist，andallourPrussianparty，downtoHackeofthePotsdamgrenadiers，friendSchulenburgvisiblyeatingamongtheothers。Alsothatthedinnerwasglorious（HERRLICH），andendedaboutfive。[Fassmann，p。474。]
AfterwhichhisMajestywenttotwoeveningparties，ofahighorder，intheHradschinQuarterorelsewhere；cardsintheone（unlessyoulikedtodance，orgrinidletalkfromyou），andsupperintheother。
HisMajestyamusedhimselfforfourotherdaysinPrag，interspersinglongearnestdialogueswithSinzendorf，withwhomhespentthegreaterpartofSaturday，[Pollnitz，ii。411。]——resultsastoJuliohandBergofarathercloudynature。OnSaturdaycametheKaiser，too，andKaiserinn，totheirhighNouse，theSchlossinPrag；andthereoccurred，intheincognitoform，\"asifbyaccident，\"threevisitsorcounter—visits，twoofthemofsomelength。TheKingwentdashingabout；saw，deliberatelyoringlimpses，allmannerofthings，——from\"theMilitaryHospital\"to\"theTongueofSt。Nepomuk\"again。Nepomuk，animaginarySaintofthoseparts；pitchedintotheMoldau，asisfanciedandfabled，bywickedKingWenzel（KingandDeposed—Kaiser，whomwehaveheardof），forspeakingandrefusingtospeak；NepomukisnowbecomethePatronofBridges，inconsequence；standsthereinbronzeontheBridgeofPrag；andstillshowsadriedTongueintheworld:
[DieLegendevomheiligenJohannvonNepomuk，vonD。OttoAbel（Berlin，1855）；anacutebitofHistoricalCriticism。]thislatter，weexpresslyfind，hisMajestysaw。
OnSunday，hisMajesty，nothingofastrait—lacedman，attendeddivineorquasi—divineworshipintheCathedralChuroh，——wherehighPrinceBishopsdeliveredPALLIUMS，didhistrionisms；
\"manifestedtheABSURDITATofPapistry\"moreorless。ComingoutoftheChurch，hewasinducedtostepinandstietheroomsoftheSchloss，orImperialPalace。Inoneoftherooms，asifbyaccident，theKaiserwasfoundlounging:——\"ExtremelydelightedtoseeyourMajesty！\"——andtheyhadthefirstoftheirlongorconsiderabledialoguestogether；purporthasnottranspired。
Thesecondconsiderabledialoguewasonthemorrow，whenImperialMajesty，asifbyaccident，foundhimselfintheCount—NostitzPalace，whereFriedrichWilhelmlodges。Delightedtobesofortunateagain！HopeyourMajestylikesPrag？Eternalfriendship，OHJA:——andastoJulichandBerg？Particularshavenottranspired。
Pragisaplacefullofsights:hisMajesty，dashingaboutinallquarters，hasabusytime；affairsofstate（JulichandBergprincipally）alternatingwithwhatwenowcalltheLIONS。
Zisca’sdrum，forinstance，intheArsenalhere？WouldyourMajestywishtoseeZisca’sownskin，whichhebequeathedtobeadrumwhenHEhaddonewithit？\"NARRENPOSSEN！\"——forindeedthethingisfabulous，thoughincharacterwithZisca。OrtheCouncil—
Chamberwindow，outofwhich\"theThreePragProjectilesfellintotheNightofthings，\"asamodernHistorianexpressesit？
ThreeOfficialGentlemen，flungoutonemorning，[13th（23d）May，1618（Kohler，p。507）。]70feet，butfellon\"sewerage，\"anddidnotdie，butsetthewholeworldonfire？Thatistoocertain，ashisMajestyknows:thatbroughtthecrowningoftheWinter—
King，BattleoftheWeissenberg，Thirty—YearsWar；andlostusJagerndorfandmuchelse。
OrWallenstein’sPalace，——didyourMajestylookatthat？Athingworthglancingat，onthescoreofHistoryandevenofNatural—
History。Thatruggedsonofsteelandgunpowdercouldnotenduretheleastnoiseinhissleeping—roomorevensitting—room，——adifficultyinthesoldieringwayoflife；——andhad，ifIremember，onehundredandthirtyhousestornawayinPrag，andsentriespostedallroundinthedistance，tosecuresilenceforhismuch—
meditatingindignantsoul。AndyonderistheWeissenberg，conspicuousinthewesternsuburbanregion:andhereintheeastern，closeby，istheZiscaberg；——OHeaven，yourMajesty，onthisZisca—Hillwillbeanew\"BattleofPrag，\"whichwillthrowtheWeissenbergintoeclipse；andthereisawfulfightingcomingoninthesepartsagain！
TheTHIRDoftheconsiderabledialoguesinPragwasonthissameMondaynight；whenhisMajestywenttowaitupontheKaiserinn，andtheKaisersoonaccidentallyjoinedthem。Preciousgraciouswordspassed；——onBergandJulichnothingparticular，thatwehear；——andtheHighPersonages，withassurancesofeverlastingfriendship，saidadieu；andmetnomoreinthisworld。Onhistoilet—tableFriedrichWilhelmfoundagoldTobacco—box，sentbythehighestLadyextant；goldTobacco—box，itemgoldTobacco—
stopperorPipe—picker:suchthepartinggiftsofherImperialMajesty。Verypreciousindeed，andgratefultothehonestheart；——
yettestifyingtoo（aswasafterwardssuggestedtotheroyalmind）
whatthesehighpeoplethinkofarusticOrsonKing；andhowtheyflingtheirnoseintotheairoverhisTabagiesandhim。
Onthemorrowmorningearly，FriedrichWilhelmrollsawayagainhomewards，byKarlsbad，byBaireuth；allthecannonofPragsayingthrice，Goodspeedtohim。\"Hehashadaglorioustime，\"saidtheBerlinCourt—ladytoQueenSophieoneevening，\"noendofkindnessfromtheImperialMajesties:buthashebroughtBergandJulichinhispocket？\"——Alas，notafragmentofthem；norofanysolidthingwhatever，exceptitbethegoldTobacco—box；andtheconfirmationofourclaimsonEast—Friesland（cheaplibertytoletusvindicatethemifwecan），ifyoureckonthatasolidthing。ThesetwoImperialgifts，suchastheyare，hehasconsciouslybroughtbackwithhim；——andperhaps，thoughasyetunconsciously，athirdgiftofmuchmorevalue，onceitisdevelopedintoclearness:somedimtraceofinsightintotheno—meaningofthesehighpeople；andhowtheyconsiderUSasmereOrsonsandwildBisons，whomtheywilldothehonortoconsumeasprovision，ifwebehavewell！
ThegreatKingFriedrich，nowCrown—PrinceatRuppin，writingofthisJourneylongafterwards，——hastily，incorrectly，ashiswontis，inregardtoallmannerofminuteoutwardparticulars；
andsomewhatmaltreating，oratleastmisplacing，eventheinwardmeaning，whichwaswellknowntohimWITHOUTinvestigation，butwhichheisatnotroubletoDATEforhimself，andhasdatedatrandom，——says，inhisthinrapidway，withmuchpolishedbitterness:——
\"His[KingFriedrichWilhelm’s]experienceonthisoccasionservedtoprovethatgood—faithandthevirtues，socontrarytothecorruptionoftheage，donotsucceedinit。Politicianshavebanishedsincerity（LACANDEUR）intoprivatelife:theylookuponthemselvesasraisedquiteabovethelawswhichtheyenjoinonotherpeople；andgivewaywithoutreservetothedictatesoftheirowndepravedmind。
\"TheguarantyofJulichandBerg，whichSeckendorfhadformallypromisedinthenameoftheEmperor，wentoffinsmoke；andtheImperialMinisterswereinadispositionsoopposedtoPrussia，theKingsawclearly[notforsomeyearsyet]thatiftherewasaCourtinEuropeintendingtocrosshisinterests，itwascertainlythatofVienna。ThisVisitofhistotheEmperorwaslikethatofSolontoCroesus[SolonnotIrecognizable，inthegrenadiercostume，amidthetobacco—smoke，anddimaccompaniments？]——andhereturnedtoBerlin，richstillinhisownvirtue。Themostpunctiliouscensorscouldfindnofaultinhisconduct，exceptaprobitycarriedtoexcess。TheInterviewendedasthoseofKingsoftendo:itcooled[notforsometimeyet]，or，tosaybetter，itextinguishedthefriendshiptherehadbeenbetweenthetwoCourts。
FriedrichWilhelmleftPragfullofcontempt[dimly，altogetherunconsciously，tendingtohavesomecontempt，andintheendtobefullofit]forthedeceitfulnessandprideoftheImperialCourt:
andtheEmperor’sMinistersdisdainedaSovereignwholookedwithoutinterestonfrivolousceremonialsandprecedences。
HimtheyconsideredtooambitiousinaimingattheBerg—and—Julichsuccession:themheregarded[cametoregard]asapackofknaves，whohadbrokentheirword，andwerenotpunishedforit。\"
Verybitter，yourMajesty；and，inallbutthedates，trueenough。
Butwhatadropofconcentratedabsinthefollowsnext，bywayoffinish，——whichmightitselfhavecorrectedthedating！
\"Inspiteofsomanysubjectsofdiscontent，theKingweddedhisEldestSon[mynottoofortunateself]，outofcomplaisancetotheViennaCourt，withaPrincessofBrunswick—Bevern，NiecetotheEmpress:\"——bitterfact；necessitatingchangeofdateintheparagraphsjustwritten。[OEuvresdeFrederic（MemoiresdeBrandenbourg），i。162，163。]
FriedrichWilhelm，goodsoul，cherishestheImperialgifts，Tobacco—boxincluded；——clapstheArmsofEast—Frieslandonhisescutcheon；willtakepossessionofFriesland，ifthepresentDukedieheirless，letGeorgeofEnglandsaywhathewill。Andsoherollshomeward，bywayofBaireuth。HestayedbutashortwhileinKarlsbad；haswarnedhisWilhelminathathewillbeatBaireuthonthe9thofthemonth。[Wilhelmina，ii。55。]
Wilhelminaisverypoorly；\"nearhertime，\"aswivessay；
rusticatingin\"theHermitage，\"aCountry—HouseinthevicinityofBaireuth；HusbandandFather—in—lawgoneaway，towardstheBohemianfrontier，tohuntboars。Oh，thebustleandthebotherthathighLadyhad；gettingherlittleCountryHousestretchedouttotheduepitchtoaccommodateeverybody，——especiallyherfoolishSisterofAnspachandfoolishBrother—in—lawandsuite，——withwhom，bynegligenceofservantsandotherwise，therehadliketohaverisenincurablequarrelonthematter。ButthedexterousyoungWife，gladdest；busiestandweakliestofhopefulcreatures，contrivedtomanageeverything，likeaFemaleFieldmarshal，asshewas。Papawasdelighted；bulliedthefoolishAnspachpeople，——orwouldhavedoneso，hadnotIintervened，thatthemattermightdie。Papawasgracious，happy；veryanxiousaboutmeinmyinterestingstate。\"Thouhastlodgedmetoperfection，goodWilhelmina。HereIfindmywoodenstools，tubstowashin；
allthingsasifIwereatPotsdam:——agoodgirl；andthoumusttakecareofthyself，mychild（MEINKIND）。\"
Atdinner，hisMajesty，dreadingnoill，butintentonlyonthepractical，gotintoaquiet，buttomemostdreadful，lecturetotheoldMargraf（myFather—in—law）upondebtandmoneyandarrears:Howhe，theMargraf，wascheatedateveryturn，andledaboutbythenose，andkeptwelteringindebt:howheshouldlettheyoungMargrafgointotheOffices，tosupervise，andwithaltolearntax—mattersandeconomicsbetimes。Howhe（FriedrichWilhelm）wouldsendhimafellowfromBerlinwhounderstoodsuchthings，andwoulddrillhisscoundrelsforhim！TowhichtheoldMargraf，somewhatflushedintheface，madesomeembarrassedassent，knowingitinfacttobetrue；andacceptedtheBerlinman:——buthemademe（hispoorDaughter—in—law）smartforitafterwards:\"NotquitedeadYET，Madam；youwillhavetowaitalittle！\"——andotherfoolishspeech；whichrequiredtobetempereddownagainbyajudiciousfemalemind。
Grumkowhimselfwaspleasantonthisoccasion；toldusofKladrup，thePragetiquettes；andhowhewasliketogomadseeinghisMajestysohumiliatehimself。FrauleinGrumkow，anieceofhis，belongingtotheAustriancourt，whoisoverherewiththerest，asatiricalintriguingbaggage，she，Iprivatelyperceive，hasmadeaconquestofmyfoolishBrother—in—law，theAnspachMargrafhere；——andtherewillbejealousies，andacat—and—doglifeoveryonder，worsethanever！Tush，whyshouldwetalk？——ThesearethephenomenaatBaireuth；HusbandandFather—in—lawhavingquittedtheirboar—huntandhurriedhome。
Afterthreedays，FriedrichWilhelmrolledawayagain；
lodged，oncemore，atMeuselwitz，withabstruseSeckendorf，andhisgoodoldWife，whodothehospitalitieswellwhentheymust，inspiteofthesinglecandleoncevisible。Onthemorrowafterwhich，14thAugust，1732，hisMajestyisoffagain，\"atfourinthemorning，\"towardsLeipzig，intendingtobehomethatnight，thoughitisalongdrive。AtLeipzig，nottowastetime，hedeclinesenteringtheTown；positivelywillnot，thoughthecannon—salvosareboomingallround；——\"breakfastsinthesuburbs，withacertainHorse—dealer（ROSS—HANDLER）nowdeceased:\"
arespectableCentaur，capable，nodoubt，ofbargainingalittleaboutcavalrymountings，whileoneeats，withappetiteandatone’sease。Whichdone，Majestydartsoffagain，thecannon—salvosboomingoutasecondtime；——andbyassiduousdrivinggetshometoPotsdamabouteightatnight。AndsohashappilyENDEDthisJourneytoKladrup:[Fassmann，pp。474—479；Wilhelmina，ii。46—55；
Pollnitz，ii。407—412；Forster，i。328—334。]
ChapterV。
GHOSTOFTHEDOUBLE—MARRIAGERISES；TONOPURPOSE。
Welittleexpectedtoseethe\"Double—Marriage\"startupintovitalityagain，atthisadvancedstage；or，ofallmen，Seckendorf，afterriding25，000milestokilltheDouble—Marriage，engagedinresuscitatingit！Butsoitis:byendlessintriguing，matchlessinHistoryorRomance，theAustrianCourthad，atsuchexpensetothepartiesandtoitself，achievedthefirstproblemofstiflingtheharmlessDouble—Marriage；andnow，thewindhavingchanged，itisactuallytryingitshandtheoppositeway。
Windischanged:consummateRobinsonhasmanagedtodohisthrice—
salutary\"TreatyofVienna；\"[16thMarch，1731，theTAILofit（accessionoftheDutch，ofSpain，&c。）notquitecoileduptill20thFebruary，1732:Scholl，i。218—222。]tocloutupalldifferencesbetweentheSea—PowersandtheKaiser，andrestoretheoldLawofNature，——KaisertofighttheFrench，Sea—Powerstofeedandpayhimwhileengagedinthatnecessaryjob。AndnowitwouldbegratifyingtotheKaiser，ifthereremained，onthissideofthematter，norentanywhere，ifbetweenhischiefSeaallyandhischiefLandone，theBritannicMajestyandthePrussian，thereprevailedacompleteunderstanding，withnogrudgeleft。
ThehonorofthisfineresuscitationprojectisascribedtoRobinsonbytheViennapeople:\"Robinson’ssuggestion，\"theyalwayssay:howfaritwas，orwhetheratallitwasornot，nobodyatpresentknows。Guessrather，ifnecessary，ithadbeentheKaiser’sown！Robinson，asthethingproceeds，isinstructedfromSt。James’sto\"lookonandnotinterfere；\"[Despatches，inState—PaperOffice]PrinceEugene，too，wecanobserve，isprivatelyagainstit，thoughofficiallyurgent，anddoinghisbest。Whoknows，——orneedknow？
EnoughthatHighHeadsaresetuponit；thatthediplomaticwigsareallwaggingwithit，fromaboutthebeginningofOctober，1732；andrumorsarerifeandeager，occasionallyspurtingoutintotheNewspapers:Double—Marriageafterall，hinttheoldRumors:Double—Marriagesomehoworother；Crown—PrincetohavehisEnglishPrincess，PrinceFredofEnglandtoconsoletheBrunswickoneforlossofherCrown—Prince；orelsePrinceKarlofBrunswickto——Andhalfadozenotherways；whichRumorcannotsettletoitssatisfaction。Thewhispersuponit，fromHanover，fromVienna，atBerlin，andfromtheDiplomaticworldingeneral，occasionallywhistlingthroughtheNewspapers，aremanifoldandincessant，——notworthyoftheleastattentionfromushere。[Forster，iii。111，120，108，113，122。]Whatiscertainis，Seckendorf，intheendofOctober，iscorrespondingonitwithPrinceEugene；hasgotinstructionstoproposethematterinTobacco—Parliament；anddoesnotlikeitatall。Grumkow，whoperhapshasseendangerouscloudsthreateningtomountuponhim，andneverbeenquitehimselfagainintheRoyalMindsincethatquestionableNOSTIbusiness，dissuadesearnestly，constantly。\"Nothingbutmischiefwillcomeofsuchaproposal，\"saysGrumkowsteadily；andforhisownshareabsolutelydeclinesconcerninit。
ButPrinceEugene’sordersareexpress；remonstrances，cunctationsonlystrengthenthedeterminationoftheHighHeadsorHead:
Forwardwiththisbeautifulscheme！Seckendorf，puckeredintodangerousanxieties，butsummoningallhiscunning，hasatlength，aftersixweeks’hesitation，toopenit，asifcasually，insomefavorablehour，tohisPrussianMajesty。December5th，1732，aswecompute；——akindofepochinhisMajesty’slife。PrussianMajestystareswide—eyed；thebreathasifstruckoutofhim；repeats，\"JulichandBergabsolutelysecured，sayyou？But——hm，na！\"——andhasnotyettakenintheunspeakabledimensionsoftheoccurrence。
\"What？ImperialMajestywillmakemebreakmywordbeforealltheworld？ImperialMajestyhasbeenwhirlingmeabout，facenowtotheeast，facestraightwayroundtothewest:ImperialMajestydoesnotfeelthatIamamanandkingatall；takesmeforameremachine，tobeseesawedandwhirledhitherandthither，likearotatoryClothes—horse，todryhisImperialMajesty’slinenupon。
TAUSENDHIMMEL——！\"
ThefulldimensionsofallthisdidnotriseclearupontheintellectofPrussianMajesty，——aslowintellect，butatrueanddeep，withterribleearthquakesandpoeticfireslyingunderit，——
notatonce，orformonths，perhapsyearstocome。Buttheyhadbeguntodawnuponhimpainfullyhere；theyrosegraduallyintoperfectclearness:allthingsseenatlastaswhattheywere；——
withhugesubmarineearthquakeforconsequence，andtotalchangeofmindtowardsImperialMajestyandthedryingofhisPragmaticlinen，inFriedrichWilhelm。AmiableOrson，truetotheheart；
amiable，thoughterriblewhentoomuchputupon！
Thisdawningprocesswentonforabovetwoyearstocome，painfully，reluctantly，withexplosions，evenwithtears。
Buthere，directlyonthebackofSeckendorf’sproposal，andrecordedfromasurehand，iswhatwemaycallthepeep—of—dayinthatmatter:FirstSessionofTobacco—Parliament，closeafterthatevent。Eventisonthe5thDecember，1732；TobaccoSessionisofthe6th；——glimpseofitisgivenbySpeakerGrumkowhimself；
authentictothebone。
SESSIONOFTOBACCO—PARLIAMENT，6thDECEMBER，1732。
Grumkow，shatteredinto\"headache\"bythisSession，writesReportofittoSeckendorfbeforegoingtobed。Look，reader，intooneofthestrangestPoliticalEstablishments；andhowastrangeMajestycomportshimselfthere，directlyaftersuchproposalfromViennatomarrywithEnglandstill！——\"Schwerin\"isincidentallyinfromFrankfurt—on—Oder，wherehisRegimentandbusinessusuallylie:
theotherHonorableMemberswesufficientlyknow。Majestyhasbeenalittleoutofhealthlately；perceptiblyworsethelasttwodays。\"Syberg\"isaGold—cook（Alchemicalgentleman，ofveryhighprofessions），cametoBerlinsometimeago；whomhisMajesty，afterdueinvestigation，tookthelibertytohang。[Forster，iii。
126。]ReaderscannowunderstandwhatspeakerGrumkowwrites，anddespatchesbyhislackey，insuchhaste:——
\"Ineversawsuchasceneasthisevening。Derschau，Schwerin，Buddenbrock，Rochow，Flanzwerepresent。WehadbeenaboutanhourintheRedRoom[languidlydoingourtobaccooffandon]，whenhe[theKing]hadusshiftedintotheLittleRoom:droveouttheservants；andcried，lookingfixedlyatme:’No，Icannotendureitanylonger！ESSTOSSETMIRDASHERZAB，’criedhe，breakingintoGerman:’Itcrushestheheartoutofme；tomakemedoabitofscoundrelism，me，me！Isay；no，never！Thosedamnedintrigues；
maytheDeviltakethem！’——
\"EGO（Grumkow）。’Ofcourse，Iknowofnothing。ButIdonotcomprehendyourMajesty’sinquietude，comingthusonthesudden，afterourcommonindifferentmood。’
\"KING。’What，makemeavillain！Iwilltellitrightout。
Certaindamnedscoundrelshavebeenaboutbetrayingme。
Peoplethatshouldhaveknownmebetterhavebeentryingtoleadmeintoadishonorablescrape’——（\"HereIcalledinthehounds，JE
ROMPISLESCHIENS，\"reportsGrumkow，\"forhewasgoingtoblabeverything；Iinterrupted，saying）:——
\"EGO。’But，yourMajesty，whatisitrufflesyouso？Iknownotwhatyoutalkof。YourMajestyhashonorablepeopleaboutyou；
andthemanwholetshimselfbeemployedinthingsagainstyourMajestymustbeatraitor。’
\"KING。’Yes，JA，JA。Iwilldothingsthatwillsurprisethem。I——’
\"And，inshort，atorrentofexclamations:whichIstrovetosoftenbyallmannerofincidentsandcontrivances；succeedingatlast，\"——bydexterityandtime（but，atthispoint，thelightisnowblownout，andweSEEnomore）:——\"sothathegrewquitecalmagain，andtherestoftheeveningpassedgentlyenough。
\"Well，youseewhattheeffectofyourfineProposalis，whichyousaidhewouldlike！Icantellyou，itisthemostdetestableincidentthatcouldhaveturnedup。Iknow，youhadyourorders:
butyoumaybelieveanddependonit，hehasgothisheartdrivenrabidbythebusiness，andsays，’WhoknowsnowwhetherthatvillainSyberg’Gold—cook，thatwashangedtheotherday，’wasnotsetonbysomepeopletopoisonme？’Inaword，hewaslikeamadman。
\"Whatstruckmemostwaswhenherepeated，’Onlythink！Think！Whowouldhaveexpecteditofpeoplethatshouldhaveknownme；
andwhomIknow，andhaveknown，betterthantheyfancy！’\"——
PleasantpassageforSeckendorftochewthecudupon，throughthenight—watches！
\"Infine，asIwassomewhatconfused；andanxious，aboveall，tokeephimfromexplodingwiththesecret，Icannotremembereverything，ButDerschau，whowasmoreathisease，willbeabletogiveyouafullaccount。He[theKing]saidmorethanonce:
’THISwashissickness；thethingthatailedhim，this:itgnawedhisheart，andwouldbethedeathofhim！’Hecertainlydidnotaffect；hewasinaveryconvulsivecondition。[JARNI—BLEU，hereisapieceofwork，HerrSeckendorf！]——Adieu，Ihaveaheadache。\"
Whereupontobed。