FORESTER. "'From east to west.'

KING. "'That is right. But why?'

FORESTER. "'Because the most wind comes from the west.'

KING. "'That's right.'

"Now his Majesty arrived at Fehrbellin; spoke there with Lieutenant
Probst of the Ziethen Hussar regiment, [Probst is the leftmost
figure in that Chodowiecki Engraving of the famous Ziethen-and-
Friedrich CHAIR-scene, five years after this. (Supra. 374 n.)] and
with the Fehrbellin Postmeister, Captain von Mosch. So soon as the
horses were to, we continued our travel; and as his Majesty was
driving close by my Big Ditches," GRABEN, trenches, main-drains,
"which have been made in the Fehrbellin LUCH at the King's expense,
I rode up to the carriage, and said:--

ICH. "'Your Majesty, these now are the two new Drains, which by
your Majesty's favor we have got here; and which keep the Luch dry
for us.'

KING. "'So, so; that I am glad of!--Who is He (are you)?'

FROMME. "'Your Majesty, I am the Beamte here of Fehrbellin.'

KING. "'What 's your name?'

ICH. "'Fromme.'