213.] So that here is the Majesty of Prussia, who beyond all men abhors lies, giving orders to tell one?
Alas, yes; a kind of lie, or fib (white fib, or even GRAY), the pinch of Thrift compelling! But what a window into the artless inner-man of his Majesty, even that GRAY fib;--not done by oneself, but ordered to be done by the servant, as if that were cheaper! "Verging upon avarice," sure enough: but, unless we are unjust and unkind, he can by no means be described as a MISER King.

He collects what is his; gives you accurately what is yours.

For wages paid he will see work done; he will ascertain more and more that the work done be work needful for him; and strike it off, if not.

A Spartan man, as we said,--though probably he knew as little of the Spartans as the Spartans did of him.

But Nature is still capable of such products: if in Hellas long ages since, why not in Brandenburg now?
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