Friedrichhadnotarrivedabovefour—and—twentyhours,whennewscamein:\"TheAustriansinmovementagain;actuallyrollingoffDresden—wardagain。\"\"Haha,dotheysmellmealready!\"laughedhe:
\"Well,IwillsendDauntotheDevil,\"——notadding,\"ifIcan。\"
Andinstantlyorderedsharppursuit,——andsheerstabbingwiththeox—goad,notsoftanddelicatepricking,asHenri’slately。
[Retzow,ii。168;Tempelhof,iii。306。]Friedrich,infact;wasinafieryconditionagainstDaun:\"Youtrampledonme,youheavybuffalo,thesethreemonths;butthatisovernow!\"——andtookpersonallythevanguardinthispursuit。AndhadabitofhotfightingintheVillageofKorbitz(sceneofthatFinck—Haddick\"Action,\"21stSeptemberlast,andofpoorHaddick’sruin,andretirementtotheWaters);——wheretheAustriansnowproveveryfierceandobstinate;andwillnotgo,tillwellslashedinto,andtornoutbysheerbeating:——whichwasvisiblyakindofcomforttotheKing’shumor。\"OurPrussiansdostillfight,then,muchasformerly!AnditwasallahideousNightmare,allthat,andDaylightandFactarecome,andFriedrichishimselfagain!\"
TheysayPrinceHenritookthelibertyofcounsellinghim,evenofentreatinghim:\"Leavewellalone;whyrunrisks?\"saidHenri。