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"Up to this time, the whole conquest has cost only Twenty Men, and Two Officers, one of whom is the poor De Rege, whom you have seen at Berlin," De Rege, Engineer Major, killed here at Ottmachau, in Schwerin's late tussle. "You are greatly wanting to me here. I would willingly give ten cubic leagues of ground for a genius similar to yours.
"They ought to know that there is not much promotion to be gained in that way in our army, major. The king is the last man who would promote anyone for that cause. Why, Schwerin's son has served for four years and is still a cornet in our regiment!
Good treatment soon restored her to health, and by the end of November she believed herself in a state to reward me for my kindness. The wedding was a secret one, but none the less pleasant; and as if by way of wedding present the next day I heard that the King of Prussia had paid Schwerin's debts, and had had him brought to Berlin under a strong escort.
The next day, a short while before we left, the broker I had employed in the redemption of the lady's effects, told me that the banker, whom Schwerin had cheated, was going to send an express to Berlin, to enquire whether the king would object to Count Schwerin's being proceeded against with the utmost rigour of the law. "Alas!" cried his late mistress, "that's what he was most afraid of.
Von Schwerin's eyes flashed. "Let him be careful," he muttered, "that one morning those are not blackened walls upon which he looks! We go to dinner now, gentlemen, and, until we are alone afterwards, not one word concerning the great things." The partition doors leading into the dining room were thrown back and the little company of men sat down to dine.
Bevern, however, overtook Konigseck, and greatly hastened his retreat; killing a thousand men and taking five hundred prisoners, after which Konigseck reached Prague without further molestation, the Duke of Bevern joining Schwerin's column. The Austrians retired through Prague and encamped on high ground on the south side of the city, Prince Karl being now in command of the whole.
It lay on the route of Schwerin's Column; long distances ahead of Liegnitz, say, by straight highway a hundred miles; during which, to right and to left, there had been nothing but submission hitherto. No resistance was expected here either, for there was not hope in any; only that Browne had been here; industrious to create delay till Neisse were got fully ready.
Bevern marched composedly on, after this inspiriting tussle, through Liebenau and what defiles there were; April 24th, at Turnau, he falls into the Schwerin Column; incorporates himself therewith, and, as subordinate constituent part, accompanies Schwerin thenceforth. "Column THIRD was Schwerin's, out of Schlesien; counted to be 32,000 foot, 12,000 horse.
"I had something to do with that," he announced. "It was Karl Neumann, was it not, on whom you relied? I supplied him with much information." Von Schwerin's face clouded for a moment. "You mean that you fooled him, I suppose," he said. "Well, it is all part of the game. That is over now. We want your exports to Russia stopped." "Ah!" Nikasti murmured reflectively. "Stopped!"
"And you, Retzow," said the king, sternly, turning to the general, who was sitting silently with downcast head; "do your views coincide with Schwerin's? Or do you still think it were better to wait?" "Yes, sire," said Retzow, sadly; "I think delay, under the present threatening circumstances, would be the wisest course; I "
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