Well, this is a mystery that does indeed require serious scrutiny! I suppose I’m not surprised that our smitten, pining diarist would be the one to remark upon the full Marwitz story, or at least the (multiple?) rises and falls from grace of this presumably hot young member (obelisk notwithstanding) of the royal court. But even Lehndorff’s jealousy is adorable, lol <3
I must say I’m quite partial to the theory that Fritz’s letters to Heinrich were so critical of Marwitz because it was Fritz himself whom Marwitz was banging/cheating on Heinrich with, simply because this (1) sounds like our snarky, secretive, political Fritz, lol, (2) is a reason for Fritz’s familiarity with Marwitz’s STD status (I may have missed the part as to whether Marwitz’s actual STD status was established, and how widely known that status was?), and (3) the cycle of packing up/shacking up — I mean, falling out of favour with Fritz and being reinstalled as Heinrich’s favourite and then falling out of favour with Heinrich only to be restored by Fritz etc etc — does seem consistent with him shuttling between the brothers sexually, or at least romantically, if we subscribe to the Low Sex Drive Theory of Fritz.
Plus, (4), Lehndorff seems to support this theory and furthermore hints that Marwitz was up to no good, and even when you factor in the man’s love goggles you’d have to give some credence to this first hand account. No?
Anyway, count me in in the banging both brothers camp! I’d like to now hear the case for the opposition ;)
Re: Toppings of all types, continued - the Curious Case of the Recurring Favourite
I must say I’m quite partial to the theory that Fritz’s letters to Heinrich were so critical of Marwitz because it was Fritz himself whom Marwitz was banging/cheating on Heinrich with, simply because this (1) sounds like our snarky, secretive, political Fritz, lol, (2) is a reason for Fritz’s familiarity with Marwitz’s STD status (I may have missed the part as to whether Marwitz’s actual STD status was established, and how widely known that status was?), and (3) the cycle of packing up/shacking up — I mean, falling out of favour with Fritz and being reinstalled as Heinrich’s favourite and then falling out of favour with Heinrich only to be restored by Fritz etc etc — does seem consistent with him shuttling between the brothers sexually, or at least romantically, if we subscribe to the Low Sex Drive Theory of Fritz.
Plus, (4), Lehndorff seems to support this theory and furthermore hints that Marwitz was up to no good, and even when you factor in the man’s love goggles you’d have to give some credence to this first hand account. No?
Anyway, count me in in the banging both brothers camp! I’d like to now hear the case for the opposition ;)