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"Well, those which are to burst out from the mint and factory buildings," said De Lacy, with a smile of indifference. "I anticipate with extraordinary pleasure this exhibition of fireworks which the town of Berlin is going to give in honor of our presence." "You mean to say in disgrace of our presence," exclaimed Tottleben, ardently.
He approached his master with slavish humility, and kissed the seam of his garment. "Farewell, master. I thank you, for you have always been a kind master to me," said he, and his tears moistened the general's coat. General Tottleben was as yet unable completely to convert his German heart into a Russian one. He felt himself touched by this humble and heroic submission of his slave.
As he still remained silent, Tottleben turned toward him laughingly. "What," said he, "are you dumb? Is your eloquence exhausted? Indeed, when I think of all that you have got out of me to-day, it almost makes me smile." And he broke out into a merry, good-natured laugh. "Well, laugh, sir," said Gotzkowsky, "I know you are fond of a laugh.
"Ask the general," said the latter, smiling. "He has spoken for you, and his intercession has freed you from the special tax," said Count Tottleben. "He has saved us, the great Gotzkowsky has had pity on our wretchedness," cried the Jews, crowding around Gotzkowsky to press his hand, to embrace him, and with tears of grateful emotion to promise him their unalterable attachment.
"You gave me your word that your soldiers should not rob nor plunder, and, notwithstanding, they do it." "That is not true!" thundered the general. "It is true," replied Gotzkowsky, calmly. "Who dares to contradict me?" cried Tottleben, trembling with rage, and striding toward Gotzkowsky. "I dare," answered the latter, "if you call that 'to dare' which is only convincing you of your error.
Count Lacy, too, with his Austrians, is drawing near. All this tell your father. Tell him, also, that General Tottleben has promised our Empress Elizabeth to take Berlin, if he has to lay it in ruins and ashes. Use all your influence, implore him to do all in his power to persuade the citizens to a peaceful surrender."
For her great men she has but the cradle and the grave. But show your unfeeling mother that you are better than she is; prove to her how unjust she has been. Be magnanimous, and leave us our weapons!" "I cannot, by Heaven! I cannot do it," said Tottleben, sadly, in a low tone. "I must obey the higher authorities above me the empress and the commander-in-chief, General Fermore.
"Then call on the regimental surgeon to cure you," said Tottleben, with a coarse laugh. "You only can cure us," said Gotzkowsky, seriously, "for only you are able to inflict such severe wounds. You are not satisfied with having conquered and humiliated us, but you wish to tread us in the dust, and make our cheeks, which were pale with sadness, now redden with shame.
"Yes, by Tottleben," whimpered Krause, and they both looked in silence on the ground. "Yes, his vengeance will be terrible," said Krause, after a long and anxious pause. "Have you not heard," continued he in whisper "have you not heard the sad story of what occurred last year in Erlangen? The editor of the Erlangen Gazette admitted into his columns an article abusive of our great king.
"I will smoke, master," said he, at last, with an effort, "and I will drop my pipe in the powder-mills. Have pity on my son, master, and spare my wife!" "I will do so, Ivan," said Tottleben. "I will give them both their freedom, and a pension." Ivan dropped his head, and a convulsive groan burst from his breast. "Time passes; make haste!" cried the general, with assumed harshness.
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