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But old Duke Barnim cried out, laughing "Give him a kiss, Sidonia; that is the best plaster for his wounds; 'a kiss in honour brings no dishonour, says the proverb." However, Sidonia still hesitated, and bending down to the young man, said, "Wait, gracious Prince, until we are alone."
If the charter is not therein, then he shall be flung into prison this night with his followers, until my lord, Duke Barnim, pronounces judgment upon him." The ferryman advanced and held a light; but Otto had scarcely looked over the letter when he began to tremble as if he would fall to the ground, and then sighed forth, like the rich man in hell "Have mercy on me, and give me a drink of water!"
There they lay till morn, when Johann summoned them to prepare for their excursion to the Duke's gardens at Zachan. How his Highness, Duke Barnim the elder, went a-hawking at Marienfliess Item, of the shameful robbery at Zachan, and how burgomaster Appelmann remonstrates with his abandoned son.
All arguments were vain to turn him from his resolve: so the lots were drawn, and it was found that Johann Frederick had come by the Dukedom of Stettin, and Ernest Ludovicus by that of Wolgast. But as Barnim the younger went away empty, he was filled with envy and mortification, showing quite a different spirit from his meek, humble-minded brother, Bogislaff. He swore, and cursed his ill luck.
These things, however, will come in their proper place. Summa. After Duke Barnim had reigned several years, with great blessing to his people, it happened that word came from Ruegenwald how that his brother, Duke Casimir, was sick. This was the Prince whom, we may remember, Sidonia had whipped with her irreverent hands upon his princely podex, when he was a little boy.
How Barnim the Tenth succeeds to the government, and how Sidonia meets him as she is gathering bilberries. Item, of the unnatural witch-storm at his Grace's funeral, and how Duke Casimir refuses, in consequence, to succeed him. Now Barnim the Tenth succeeded to that very duchy about which he had been so wroth the day of the Diet at Wollin, but it brought him little good.
Besides, he told them that Duke Barnim had given him the dues, and therefore they held it their duty to assist him in collecting them. And as Otto confirmed their words, saying that he had indeed deceived them, the burgomaster turned to his party, and cried
Mary's, for the birds were moulting. She could easily get some of them, and they were worth three times as much as the gold chain. Did she think it a crime to take a few feathers from that old sinner, Duke Barnim, or his girls? And if she really wished to leave him, she could sell the feathers even better in Dresden than here." It was all in vain.
This greatly rejoiced his Grace of Stettin, who ordered the fish to be laid on the sumpter sleigh, and in good time they reached the ducal house at Uckermund, Dinnies Kleist still keeping foremost, and waving his two banners over his head, while Barthold Barnim and the other skaters hung weary and tired upon the backs of the sleighs.
It has been already stated that the Duke Barnim gave an ambiguous answer to Otto upon the subject; but the knight, after his visit to Wolgast, was so certain of seeing his daughter in a short time Duchess of Pomerania, that he already looked upon the Jena dues as his own, and proceeded to act as shall be related in the next chapter.
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