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HYNDFORD. "'His Excellency Podewils has been taking notes; if I am to be bound by them, might I first see that he has mistaken nothing? These utterances of Friedrich's, the more we examine them by other lights that there are, become the more correctly expressive of what Friedrich's real feelings were on the occasion. Much contrary, perhaps, to expectation of some readers.
Orders, correspondences from Podewils and the rest, are flying right and left; to Young Leopold in Silesia, first of all. Young Leopold draws out his forces towards the Silesian-Lausitz border, where Prince Karl's intentions are now becoming visible. And, here is the second phase notable, With what thoughts, though, in his face, you can read nothing; all Berlin being already in such tremor!
Podewils in horror, "hair standing on end," writes thereupon to Eichel, That he hopes the management, "in a certain contingency," will be given to Minister Boden; he Podewils, with his hair in that posture, being quite unequal to it. Friedrich answers: "APRIL 26th.... 'I can understand how you are getting uneasy, you Berliners.
His Excellency will advance nothing so very contrary to his Instructions. Podewils too put in something proper" in the appeasing way. ROBINSON. "'Sire, I am not talking of what this Power or that means to do; but of what will come of itself. To prophesy is not to threaten, Sire! It is my zeal for the Public that brought me hither; and KING. "'The Public will be much obliged to you, Monsieur!
M. de Vaugrenand had been so good as prepare me on the rumors of a Peace with Saxony and the Queen of Hungary. I went to M. Podewils; who said a great many kind things to me for you.
Podewils in common dress, who has entered escorting the other Two, sits rather to rearward, taking refuge beside the writing apparatus. First passages of the Dialogue I omit: mere pickeerings and beatings about the bush, before we come to close quarters.
"BERLIN, 15th DECEMBER, 1740. As for me, dear Sister, I am like a shuttlecock whom the Kings of Prussia and of England hit with their rackets, and knock to and fro. The Queen was there, and all the Court. About eight o'clock the King also made his appearance. Speak to M. de Podewils! This was said like a flash of lightning.
It is on this, as I collect, that Schwerin and Podewils in the King's company did, with extreme intensity, consult during those four days; and were, most probably, of considerable use to the King, though some of their modifications adopted by him turned out, not as they had predicted, but as he.
This she urges always, on subsequent occasions; the high-souled Lady; reproachful of the patient, big-pursed little Gentleman, who never answers as he might, "For ME, Madam? Well !" In short, Hyndford, Podewils and the Vienna Excellencies are busy. Of these negotiations which go on at Breslau, and of the acres of despatchcs, English, Austrian, and other, let us not say one word.
Bade me, for example, "As you pass through Neisse, make my compliments to Marshal Neipperg; and you can say, Excellency Robinson, that I hope to have the pleasure of calling, one of these days!" Podewils, who was civil, pressed us much to stay over Wednesday, the 9th.
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