history of friedrich ii of prussia v 16-第19章

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〃This　I　would　not　do；　my　awe　was　too　great。　They　thereupon　laid　hands　on　me　＇the　mischievous　dogs；　not　ill…humored　either＇：　one　took　me　by　the　right　arm；　another　by　the　left；　'Off；　off；　to　the　Garden！'　Having　got　me　thither；　they　looked　out　for　the　King。　He　was　among　the　gardeners；　examining　some　rare　plant；　stooping　over　it；　and　had　his　back　to　us。　Here　I　had　to　halt；　and　the　Officers　began；　in　underhand　tone　＇the　dogs！＇；　to　put　me　through　my　drill：　'Hat　under　left　arm！Right　foot　foremost！　Breast　well　forward！Head　up！Papers　from　pouch！Papers　aloft　in　right　hand！Steady！　Steady！'And　went　their　ways；　looking　always　round；　to　see　if　I　kept　my　posture。　I　perceived　well　enough　they　were　pleased　to　make　game　of　me；　but　I　stood；　all　the　same；　like　a　wall；　being　full　of　fear。　The　Officers　were　hardly　out　of　the　Garden；　when　the　King　turned　round；　and　saw　this　extraordinary　machine；〃telegraph　figure　or　whatever　we　may　call　it；　with　papers　pointing　to　the　sky。　〃He　gave　such　a　look　at　me；　like　a　flash　of　sunbeams　glancing　through　you；　and　sent　one　of　the　gardeners　to　bring　my　papers。　Which　having　got；　he　struck　into　another　walk　with　them；　and　was　out　of　sight。　In　few　minutes　he　appeared　again　at　the　place　where　the　rare　plant　was；　with　my　Papers　open　in　his　left　hand；　and　gave　me　a　wave　with　them　To　come　nearer。　I　plucked　up　a　heart；　and　went　straight　towards　him。　Oh；　how　thrice　and　four…times　graciously　this　great　Monarch　deigned　to　speak　to　me！

KING。　〃'My　good　Thuringian　（LIEBER　THURINGER）；　you　came　to　Berlin；　seeking　to　earn　your　bread　by　industrious　teaching　of　children；　and　here；　at　the　Packhof；　in　searching　your　things；　they　have　taken　your　Thuringen　hoard　from　you。　True；　the　batzen　are　not　legal　here；　but　the　people　should　have　said　to　you：　You　are　a　stranger；　and　did　n't　know　the　prohibition；well　then；　we　will　seal　up　the　Bag　of　Batzen；　you　send　it　back　to　Thuringen；　get　it　changed　for　other　sorts；　we　will　not　take　it　from　you！

〃'Be　of　heart；　however；　you　shall　have　your　money　again；　and　interest　too。But；　my　poor　man；　Berlin　pavement　is　bare；　they　don't　give　anything　gratis：　you　are　a　stranger；　before　you　are　known　and　get　teaching；　your　bit　of　money　is　done；　what　then？'

〃I　understood　the　speech　right　well；　but　my　awe　was　too　great　to　say：　'Your　Majesty　will　have　the　all…highest　grace　to　allow　me　something！'　But　as　I　was　so　simple　and　asked　for　nothing；　he　did　not　offer　anything。　And　so　he　turned　away；　but　had　scarcely　gone　six　or　eight　steps；　when　he　looked　round；　and　gave　me　a　sign　I　was　to　walk　by　him；　and　then　began　catechising：

KING。　〃'Where　did　you　（ER）　study？'

LINSENBARTH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　in　Jena。'

KING。　〃'What　years？'

LINSENBARTH。　〃'From　1716　to　1720。'　＇〃Born　1689〃　（Rodenbeck；　p。　474）；　twenty…five　when　he　went。＇

KING。　〃'Under　what　Pro…rector　were　you　inscribed？'

LINSENBARTH。　〃'Under　the　PROFESSOR　THEOLOGIAE　Dr。　Fortsch。'

KING。　〃'Who　were　your　other　Professors　in　the　Theological　Faculty？'〃

LINSENBARTHnames　famed　men；　sunk　now；　mostly；　in　the　bottomless　waste…basket：　〃Buddaus〃　（who　did　a　DICTIONARY　of　the　BAYLE　sort；　weighing　four　stone　troy；　out　of　which　I　have　learned　many　a　thing）；　〃Buddaeus；〃　〃Danz；〃　〃Weissenborn；〃　〃Wolf〃　（now　back　at　Halle　after　his　tribulations；poor　man；　his　immortal　System　of　Philosophy；　where　is　it！）。

KING。　〃'Did　you　study　BIBLICA　diligently？'

LINSENBARTH。　〃'With　Buddaeus　（BEYM　BUDDAO）。'

KING。　〃'That　is　he　who　had　such　quarrelling　with　Wolf？'

LINSENBARTH。　〃'Yea；　your　Majesty！　He　was'

KING　（does　not　want　to　know　what　he　was）。　〃'What　other　useful　Courses　of　Lectures　（COLLEGIA）　did　you　attend？'

LINSENBARTH。　〃'Thetics　and　Exegetics　with　Fortsch　＇How　the　deuce　did　Fortsch　teach　these　things？＇；　Hermeneutics　and　Polemics　with　Walch　＇editor　of　　Luther's　Works；　　I　suppose＇；　Hebraics　with　Dr。　Danz；　Homiletics　with　Dr。　Weissenborn；　PASTORALE　＇not　Pastoral　Poetry；　but　the　Art　of　Pastorship＇　and　MORALE　with　Dr。　Buddaeus。'　＇There；　your　Majesty！what　a　glimpse；　as　into　infinite　extinct　Continents；　filled　with　ponderous　thorny　inanities；　invincible　nasal　drawling　of　didactic　Titans；　and　the　awful　attempt　to　spin；　on　all　manner　of　wheels；　road…harness　out　of　split　cobwebs：　Hoom！　Hoom…m…m！　Harness　not　to　be　had　on　those　terms。　Let　the　dreary　Limbus　close　again；　till　the　general　Day　of　Judgment　for　all　this。＇

KING　（glad　to　get　out　of　the　Limbus）。　〃'Were　things　as　wild　then　at　Jena；　in　your　time；　as　of　old；　when　the　Students　were　forever　scuffling　and　ruffling；　and　the　Couplet　went：

　〃Wer　kommt　von　Jena　ungeschlagen；　　　　　　　　　　　Der　hat　von　grossen　Gluck　zu　sagen。　　　　　　　　　　　　〃He　that　comes　from　Jena　SINE　BELLO；　　　　　　　　　　　He　may　think　himself　a　lucky　fellow〃？'

LINSENBARTH。　〃'That　sort　of　folly　is　gone　quite　out　of　fashion；　and　a　man　can　lead　a　silent　and　quiet　life　there；　just　as　at　other　Universities；　if　he　will　attend　to　the　DIC；　CURHIC？　＇or　know　what　his　real　errand　is＇。　In　my　time　their　Serene　Highnesses；　the　Nursing…fathers　of　the　University　（NUTRITORES　ACADEMIAE）；of　the　Ernestine　Line　＇Weimar…Gotha　Highnesses；　that　is＇；　were　in　the　habit　of　having　the　Rufflers　（RENOMISTEN）；　Renowners　as　they　are　called；　who　made　so　much　disturbance；　sent　to　Eisenach　to　lie　in　the　Wartburg　a　while；　there　they　learned　to　be　quiet。'　＇Clock　strikes　Twelve；dinner…time　of　Majesty。＇

KING。　〃'Now　I　must　go：　they　are　waiting　for　their　soup'〃　（and　so　ends　Dialogue　for　the　present）。　'Did　the　King　bid　me　wait？

〃When　we　got　out　of　the　Garden；〃　says　Linsenbarth；　silent　on　this　point；　〃the　four　Officers　were　still　there　upon　the　Esplanade　＇Captains　of　Guard　belike＇；　they　went　into　the　Palace　with　the　King；〃clearly　meaning　to　dine　with　his　Majesty。

〃I　remained　standing　on　the　Esplanade。　For　twenty…seven　hours　I　had　not　tasted　food：　not　a　farthing　IN　BONIS　＇of　principal　or　interest＇　to　get　bread　with；　I　had　waded　twenty　miles　hither；　in　a　sultry　morning；　through　the　sand。　Not　a　difficult　thing　to　keep　down　laughter　in　such　circumstances！〃Poor　soul；　but　the　Royal　mind　is　human　too。〃In　this　tremor　of　my　heart；　there　came　a　KAMMER…HUSSAR　＇Soldier…Valet；　Valet　reduced　to　his　simplest　expression＇　out　of　the　Palace；　and　asked；　'Where　is　the　man　that　was　with　my　King　（MEINEM　KONIG；THY　King　particularly？）　in　the　Garden？'　I　answered；　'Here！'　And　he　led　me　into　the　Schloss；　to　a　large　Room；　where　pages；　lackeys；　and　Kammer…hussars　were　about。　My　Kammer…hussar　took　me　to　a　little　table；　excellently　furnished；　with　soup；　beef；　likewise　carp　dressed　with　garden…salad；　likewise　game　with　cucumber…salad：　bread；　knife；　fork；　spoon　and　salt　were　all　there　＇and　I　with　an　appetite　of　twenty…seven　hours；　I　too　was　there＇。　My　hussar　set　me　a　chair；　said：　'This　that　is　on　the　table；　the　King　has　ordered　to　be　served　for　you　（IHM）：　you　are　to　eat　your　fill；　and　mind　nobody；　and　I　am　to　serve。　Sharp；　then；　fall　to！'　I　was　greatly　astonished；　and　knew　not　what　to　do；　least　of　all　could　it　come　into　my　head　that　the　King's　Kammer…hussar；　who　waited　on　his　Majesty；　should　wait　on　me。　I　pressed　him　to　sit　by　me；　but　as　he　refused；　I　did　as　bidden；　sat　down；　took　my　spoon；　and　went　at　it　with　a　will　（FRISCH）！

〃The　hussar　took　the　beef　from　the　table；　set　it　on　the　charcoal　dish　（to　keep　it　hot　till　wanted）；　he　did　the　like　with　the　fish　and　roast　game；　and　poured　me　out　wine　and　beer＇was　ever　such　a　lucky　Barmecide！＇　I　ate　and　drank　till　I　had　abundantly　enough。　Dessert；　confectionery；　what　I　could；a　plateful　of　big　black　cherries；　and　a　plateful　of　pears；　my　waiting…man　wrapped　in　paper　and　stuffed　them　into　my　pockets；　to　be　a　refreshment　on　the　way　home。　And　so　I　rose　from　the　Royal　table；　and　thanked　God　and　the　King　in　my　heart；　that　I　had　so　gloriously　dined；〃HERRLICH；　〃gloriously〃　at　last。　Poor　excellent　down…trodden　Linsenbarth；　one's　heart　opens　to　him；　not　one's　larder　only。

〃The　hussar　took　away。　At　that　moment　a　Secretary　came；　brought　me　a　sealed　Order　（Rescript）　to　the　Packhof　at　Berlin；　with　my　Certificates　（TESTIMONIA）；　and　the　Pass；　told　down　on　the　table　five　Tail…ducats　（SCHWANZ…DUKATEN）；　and　a　Gold　Friedrich　under　them　＇about　3　pounds　10s。；　I　think；　better　than　10　pounds　of　our　day　to　a　common　man；　and　better　than　100　pounds　to　a　Linsenbarth＇；　saying；