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To Kannegiesser, Herr Reichenbach, the special Envoy in this matter, being absent at the moment, gone to the Gohrde, I believe, where Britannic Majesty itself is: but Kannegiesser is there, upon the Ahlden Heritages; acquainted with the ground, a rather precise official man, who will serve for the hurry we are in.
It is said of George I that he was of an affectionate disposition and that throughout his life he hated only three people in the world: his mother, who was dead, his wife, who was imprisoned at Ahlden, and his son.
Sophie's poor Mother, worn to a tragic Megaera, locked so long in the Castle of Ahlden, has taken up wild plans of outbreak, of escape by means of secretaries, moneys in the Bank of Amsterdam, and I know not what; with all which Sophie, corresponding in double and triple mystery, has her own terrors and sorrows, trying to keep it down.
Her poor Mother, once so radiant, now so dim and angry, shut in the Castle of Ahlden, does not approve this Double-Marriage; not she for her part; as indeed evil to all Hanoverian interests is now chiefly her good, poor Lady; and she is growing more and more of a Megaera every day.
Real and grave causes for agreement we find; real or grave causes for quarrel none anywhere. But light or imaginary causes, which became at last effectual, can be enumerated, to the length of three or four. FIRST, the "Ahlden Heritage" was one cause of disagreement, which lasted long.
The Ahlden Heritages will now get liquidated; Mecklenburg, our Knyphausen, with the Hanover Consorts, will settle Mecklenburg; and all shall be well again, we hope! The fact, on some of these points, turned out different; but it was now of less importance. As to Knyphausen's proceedings at Mecklenburg, after the happy Peace, they were not so successful as had been hoped.
That was all that the punctual Kannegiesser could get out of them. "But," continues he, "not thinking this reply sufficient, I added, 'That delays being dangerous, I would come again the next day for a more precise answer." Rather a high-mannered positive man, this Kannegiesser, of the Ahlden Heritages; not without sharpness of temper, if the Hanover Officials drive it too far. No. 2.
For love of a queen I died most horribly; and it would have gone better with the queen had she died the same death at the same time " And Clementina interrupted him with a cry which was fierce. "Ah, who can say that, and know it for the truth except the Queen? You must ask her in her prison at Ahlden, and that you cannot do. She has her memories maybe.
For love of a queen I died most horribly; and the queen lives, though it would have gone better with her had she died as horribly." Wogan had once seen the lonely castle of Ahlden where that queen was imprisoned; he had once caught a glimpse of her driving in the dusk across the heath surrounded by her guards with their flashing swords. He sat chilled with apprehensions and forebodings.
Then as to the Ahlden ALLODIA or FEUDA, Kannegiesser, blamably or not, never could make much of the business. A precise strict man, as we saw at the Hanover Council-room lately; whom the Hanover people did not like. So he made little of it. Upon which Friedrich Wilhelm selects another; "sends deal boxes along with him," to bring home what cash there is.
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