[History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia<br> Vol. VIII. (of XXI.) by Thomas Carlyle]@TWC D-Link book
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. VIII. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER V
32/44

Give the Margraf his Heron-hunt (CHASSE AU HERON), he cares for nothing; and his people pluck him at no allowance.' I said: That if these Princes would regulate their expenditure, they might, little by little, pay off their debts; that I had been told at Vienna the Baireuth Bailliages were mortgaged on very low terms, those who now held them making eight or ten per cent of their money;"-- that the Margraf ought to make an effort; and so on.

"I saw very well that these Loans the King makes are not to his mind.
"Directly on rising from table, he went away; excusing himself to me, That he could not pass the night here; that the King would not like his sleeping in the Town; besides that he had still several things to complete in a Report he was sending off to his Majesty.

He went to Nassin, and slept there.

For my own share, I did not press him to remain; what I did was rather in the way of form.

There were with him President Munchow," civil gentleman whom we know, "an Engineer Captain Reger, and the three Gentlemen of his Court," Wolden, Rohwedel, Katzmer who once twirled his finger in a certain mouth, the insipid fellow.
[MAP GOES HERE----------------missing] "He is no great eater; but I observed he likes the small dishes (PETITS PLATS) and the high tastes: he does not care for fish; though I had very fine trouts, he never touched them.


<<Back  Index  Next>>

D-Link book Top

TWC mobile books