I am greatly surprised that your Serenity, as an old Officer, does not more accurately follow my orders which I give you.

If you were skilfuler than Caesar, and did not with strict accuracy observe my orders, all else were of no help to me.

I hope this notice, once for all, will be enough; and that in time coming you will give no farther causes to complain." [King to Furst Leopold (Orlich, i.
219-221).] Friedrich, on their meeting at Chrudim, was the same man as ever.

But the old Son of Gunpowder stood taciturn, rigorous, in military business attitude, in the King's presence; had not forgotten the passage; and indeed he kept it in mind for long months after.

And during all this Ober-Schlesien time, had the hidden grudge in his heart;--doing his day's work with scrupulous punctuality; all the more scrupulous, they say.