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Updated: June 27, 2025
And giving his passionate nature full play, he approached General Winterfeldt, who was whispering to Marshal Schwerin. "You can rejoice, general," said the prince, "for now you can take your private revenge on the Empress of Russia." Winterfeldt encountered the prince's angry glance with a quiet, cheerful look.
I felt if, instead of having Rupert act as my interpreter, I could personally speak to the general I might talk my way out of it, but Rupert assured me that to set me free the Count de Schwerin lacked authority, and that my papers, which were all against me, must be submitted to the general of the army corps, and we would not reach him until midnight. "And then!
Then there are ten or twelve German officers some of them aides-de-camp of the Princes Maurice and Henry, the Prince of Bevern and General Schwerin besides a score or so of palace officials. "Fortunately the Scotch corridor, as we call it, has a separate entrance, so we can go in or out without disturbing anyone.
Russia soon affixed her name also to this contract, and here in this document you will see that these three powers have sworn to attack Prussia at the same moment, and that for this conquest, each one of the named courts was to furnish sixty thousand men." While the generals were engaged in reading these papers, the king leaned back in his arm-chair, gazing keenly at Retzow and Schwerin.
Louise von Schwerin shall no longer be ashamed of the love of Fritz Wendel; I will tell her what I have seen, I will take her into the grotto, and let her witness the rendezvous of the prince and his beloved, and whilst he is telling Laura of his love, I will be with my Louise." Laura was not mistaken. It was the king whom the castle guard were saluting with the beat of the drum.
For the rest, Friedrich seizes both places; sends a detachment to Neuhaus as well; but holds by Budweis and the Moldau region with his main Army; which was not quite gratifying to the hardy Schwerin.
'The mountain, as Friedrich says, 'gave birth to a mouse; nay it was a 'mouse' of essential vital use to Friedrich and Schwerin; a warning, That they must instantly collect themselves, men and goods; and begone one and all out of these parts, double-quick towards Neisse.
Frederick was lost in thought, and addressed no conversation to the equerry, Von Schwerin, who sat opposite to him. But as they drove through the beautiful street Unten den Linden, at Berlin, Frederick glanced at the equerry, and found that he had fallen asleep, wearied with the long silence and the monotony of the drive.
Von Schwerin entered, with a smiling face. "Have you accomplished what I confided to you?" With a profound bow Von Schwerin drew a roll of paper from his breast-pocket, and handed it to the king, saying, "I am so fortunate as to have accomplished your commands." "Will Count Schmettau give up the villa at once?"
"Who are 'us'?" "Schwerin and myself." "Schwerin is here, is he?" "Yes; and in prison on account of a forged bill. I am sure I do not know what they will do to the poor wretch. He would have been wise to have fled, but it seems as if he wanted to get hanged." "And you have been with him ever since you left England? that is, three years ago." "Exactly.
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