Carlyle's complete works . otf their debts ; that I had been told at Vienna the r>ai-reuth Bailliages were mortgaged on very low terms, those whonow held them making eight or ten per cent of their money;— that the ^Margraf ought to make an effort; and so on. Isaw very well that these Loans the King makes are not to hismind. Directly on rising from table, he went away; excusinghimself to me, That ho could not pass the niglit here ; thatthe King would not like his sleeping in the Town; besidesthat he had still several things to complete in a Report he 1 Supra, pp. lCl-163. Chap. V. IJth OcU 1
Carlyle's complete works . otf their debts ; that I had been told at Vienna the r>ai-reuth Bailliages were mortgaged on very low terms, those whonow held them making eight or ten per cent of their money;— that the ^Margraf ought to make an effort; and so on. Isaw very well that these Loans the King makes are not to hismind. Directly on rising from table, he went away; excusinghimself to me, That ho could not pass the niglit here ; thatthe King would not like his sleeping in the Town; besidesthat he had still several things to complete in a Report he 1 Supra, pp. lCl-163. Chap. V. IJth OcU 1731. SCIIULENBURGS SECOND LETTER. 349 was sending off to his Majesty. He went to Massin, and sleptthere. For my own share, I did not press him to remain ;what I did was rather in the way of form. There were withhim President Miinchow, civil gentleman whom we know, an Engineer Captain Keger, and the three Gentlemen of hisCourt, Wolden, llohwedel, Xatzmer Avho once twirled hisfinger in a certain mouth, the insipid He is no great eater; but I observed he likes the smalldishes {petlts j^lats) and the high tastes : he does not care forfish; though T had very fine trouts, he never touched does not take brown soup (soupe au houillon). It did notseem to me he cared for wine : he tastes at all the wines; butcommonly stands by burgundy with water- 350 CROWN-PRINCE ri:trieved. I^»>k VIII. IJth (let. 17;J1. I iutroducetl to liiin all tlu> ()Hic».rs of my liegiiufiit whoare liere ; be receivtcl tlnia in the stylo of a kinij [r« roi,plenty of quiet pride in liini, Herr General]. It is certain hefeels what he is born to; and if ever be get to it, will standon the top of it. As to nie, I mean to keep myself retired ;and shall see of him as little as I can. I perceive well hedoes not like advice, especially when atlministered in theway of preachment, by still old military gentlemen of the all-wise stamp; — and does not take pleasure except with peopleinferior to hi
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