KING。\"\'Thatisbad。Tellmethough；therelivedaLandrathherebefore:hehadaquantityofchildren:can\'tyourecollecthisname？\'
ICH。\"\'ThatwillhavebeentheLandrathvonGorgasofGenser。\'
KING。\"\'Ja，ja，thatwashe。Ishedeadnow？\'
ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty。Hediedin1771:anditwasverysingular；
inonefortnighthe，hiswifeandfoursonsalldied。Theotherfourthatwerelefthadallthesamesicknesstoo，whichwasahotfever；andthoughthesons，beingintheArmy，wereindifferentgarrisons，andnobrotherhadvisitedtheother，theyallgotthesameillness，andcameoutofitwithmerelytheirlifeleft。\'
KING。\"\'Thatwasadesperateaffair（VERZWEIFELTERUMSTAND
GEWESEN）！Wherearethefoursonsthatarestillinlife？\'
ICH。\"\'OneisintheZiethenHussars，oneintheGensd\'Armes，anotherwasintheregimentPrinzFerdinand，andlivesontheEstateDersau。ThefourthissoninlawofHerrGeneralvonZiethen。HewaslieutenantintheZiethenRegiment；butinthelastwar（POTATOWAR，1778），onaccountofhisillhealth，yourMajestygavehimhisdischarge；andhenowlivesinGenser。\'
KING。\"\'So？ThatisoneoftheGorgases，then！Areyoustillmakingexperimentswiththeforeignkindsofcorn？\'
ICH。\"\'Oja；thisyearIhavesownSpanishbarley。Butitwillnotrightlytakehold；Imustgiveitupagain。However，theHolsteinSTOOLingrye（STAUDENROGGEN）hasansweredverywell。\'
KING。\"\'Whatkindofryeisthat？\'
ICH。\"\'ItgrowsinHolsteinintheLowGrounds（NIEDERUNG）。
Neverbelowthe10thgrain[10reapedfor1sown]haveIyethadit。\'
KING。\"\'Nu，nu[Ho，ho]，surelynotthe10thgrainallatonce！\'
ICH。\"\'Thatisnotmuch。PleaseyourMajestytoasktheHerrGeneralvonGortz[whohasnotspokenasyllableallday]；heknowsthisisnotreckonedmuchinHolstein:\'（theGeneralGrafvonGortzIfirsthadthehonortomakeacquaintancewithinHolstein）。
\"Theynowtalked，forawhile，oftherye，inthecarriagetogether。PresentlyhisMajestycalledtomefromthecarriage，\'Na，standbytheHolsteinSTAUDENrye，then；andgivesometothetenantstoo。\'
ICH。\"\'Yes，yourMajesty。\'
KING。\"\'Butgivemesomeidea:whatkindofappearancehadtheLuchbeforeitwasdrained？\'
ICH。\"\'Itwasmerehighroughmassesofhillocks（HULLEN）；
betweenthemthewatersettled，andhadnoflow。Inthedriestyearswecouldn\'tcartthehayout，buthadtoputitupinbigricks。Onlyinwinter，whenthefrostwassharp，couldwegetithome。Butnowwehavecutawaythehillocks；andthetrenchesthatyourMajestygotmadeforustakethewateroff。AndnowtheLuchisasdryasyourMajestysees，andwecancarryoutourhaywhenweplease。\'
KING。\"\'Thatiswell。Haveyourtenants，too，morecattlethanformerly？\'
ICH。\"\'Ja！\'
KING。\"\'Howmanymore？\'
ICH。\"\'Manyhaveonecow，manytwo，accordingastheirmeansadmit。\'
KING。\"\'Buthowmanymorehavetheyinall？Abouthowmany，thatis？\'
ICH。\"\'About150head。\'
\"HisMajestymustlatelyhaveaskedtheHerrGeneralvonGortz，howIcametoknowhim，asItoldhisMajestytoaskGeneralvonGortzabouttheHolsteinrye；andpresumablytheHerrGeneralmusthaveanswered，whatwasthefact，ThathehadfirstknownmeinHolstein，whereIdealtinhorses，andthatIhadbeenatPotsdamwithhorses。SuddenlyhisMajestysaid:\'Hear！Iknowyouarefondofhorses。Butgiveupthat，andprefercows；youwillfindyouraccountbetterthere。\'
ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，Inolongerdealinhorses。Imerelyrearafewfoalseveryyear。\'
KING。\"\'Rearcalvesinstead；thatwillbebetter。\'
ICH。\"\'Oh，yourMajesty，ifonetakespainswithit，thereisnolossinbreedinghorses。Iknowamanwhogot，twoyearsago，1，000
thalersforastallionofhisraising。\'
KING。\"\'Hemusthavebeenafoolthatgaveit。\'
ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，hewasaMecklenburgnobleman。\'
KING。\"\'Butneverthelessafool。\'
\"WenowcameupontheterritoryoftheAmtNeustadt；andheretheAmtsrathKlausius，whohastheAmtinfarm，wasinwaitingontheboundary，andlethisMajestydrivepast。ButasIbegantogettiredofthespeaking，andhisMajestywentonalwaysaskingaboutvillages，whichstandhereaboutsingreatquantity，andIhadalwaystonametheowner，andsaywhatsonshehadintheArmy，I
broughtupHerrAmtsrathKlausiustothecarriage，andsaid:
ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，thisistheAmtsrathKlausius，oftheAmtNeustadt，inwhosejurisdictiontheColoniesare。\'
KING。\"\'So，so！thatisverygood（DASISTMIRLIEB）。
Bringhimup。\'
KING。\"\'What\'syourname？\'（fromthispointtheKingspokemostlywithAmtsrathKlausius，andIonlywrotedownwhatIheard）。
KL。\"\'Klausius。\'
KING。\"\'Klausius。Na，haveyoumanycattlehereontheColonies？\'
KL。\"\'1，887headofcows，yourMajesty。Therewouldhavebeenabove3，000，haditnotbeenforthemurrainthatwashere。\'
KING。\"\'Dothepeopletooincreasewell？Aretherejollychildren？\'
KL。\"\'Oja，yourMajesty；therearenow1，576soulsupontheColonies。\'
KING。\"\'Areyoumarriedtoo？\'
KL。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty。\'
KING。\"\'Andhaveyouchildren？\'
KL。\"\'Stepchildren，yourMajesty。\'
KING。\"\'Whynotofyourown？\'
KL。\"\'Don\'tknowthat，yourMajesty；asithappens。\'
KING。\"\'Hear:IsitfartotheMecklenburgborder，herewhereweare？\'
KL。\"\'Onlyashortmile[5milesEnglish]。ButtherearesomevillagesscatteredstillwithintheboundarywhichbelongtoBrandenburg。ThereareStetzebart，Rossoandsoon。\'
KING。\"\'Ja，ja，Iknowthem。ButIshouldnothavethoughtweweresonearupontheMecklenburgcountry。\'[TOTHEHERRAMTSRATH
KLAUSIUS]\'Wherewereyouborn？\'
KL。\"\'AtNeustadtontheDosse。\'
KING。\"\'Whatwasyourfather？\'
KL。\"\'Clergyman。\'
KING。\"\'Aretheygoodpeople，theseColonists？Thefirstgenerationofthemisn\'tusuallygoodformuch。\'
KL。\"\'Theyaregettingon，betterorworse。\'
KING。\"\'Dotheymanagetheirhusbandrywell？\'
KL。\"\'Oja，yourMajesty。HisExcellencytheMinistervonDerschau，too，hasgivenmeaColonyof75acres，toshowtheotherColonistsagoodexampleinmanagement。\'
KING（smiling）。\"\'Ha，ha！goodexample！Buttellme，Iseenowoodhere:wheredotheColonistsgettheirtimber？\'
KL。\"\'FromtheRuppindistrict。\'
KING。\"\'Howfaristhat？\'
KL。\"\'3miles\'[15English]。
KING。\"\'Well，that\'sagreatway。Itshouldhavebeencontrivedthattheycouldhaveitnearerhand。\'[TOME]\'Whatmanisthattotherightthere？\'
ICH。\"\'Bauinspector[BuildingsInspector]Menzelius，whohaschargeofthebuildingsintheseparts。\'
KING。\"\'AmIinRome？TheyaremereLatinnames！Whyisthathedgedinsohigh？\'
ICH。\"\'Thatisthemulestud。\'
KING。\"\'WhatisthenameofthisColony？\'
ICH。\"\'Klausiushof。\'
KL。\"\'YourMajesty，itshouldbecalledKlaushof。\'
KING。\"\'ItsnameisKlausiushof。WhatistheotherColonycalled？\'
ICH。\"\'Brenkenhof。\'
KING。\"\'Thatisnotitsname。\'
ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty，Iknowitbynoother！\'
KING。\"\'ItsnameisBrenkenhosiushof！ArethesetheStollenhillsthatliebeforeus？\'
ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty。\'