*suddenly imagines Fredersdorf as Scarlett O'Hara vowing "I will never go hungry again!" and becoming a capitalist extraordinaire in the second part of Gone with the Wind.*
That is an excellent image. I love it. Scarlett's one of my problematic faves.
At lodge meetings, though...I like to imagine Fredersdorf getting to "du" him!
Same!
Better yet, I like to imagine Fritz liking it. The same way he secretly likes Fredersdorf swapping out a coffee order for chocolate. It's lonely at the top, and as long as he feels safe enough, he craves emotional topping all the more for so thoroughly depriving himself of it.
Or maybe McDonogh is referring to a different letter where Tyrconnel does talk about a bribe he had to make?
Good question. You'd have to ask MacDonogh. He certainly doesn't say in his book. He rattles off several sentences about Fredersdorf, then at the end of the paragraph has a single footnote listing several sources, none of them primary and at least one of them suspect: Richter, Hamilton, Dehio (that encyclopedia of art monuments you were looking at in Stabi), Leuschner, and Fontane.
Anyway, given that Fritz accepted money from all and sunder in the Crown Prince years without letting this influence him in his future policies one bit (Seckendorff: you can say that again!!!), I could see Fredersdorf conclude he's entitled to do the same, i.e. accept money, as long as he doesn't actually try to manipulate Fritz accordingly.
Exactly what Fredersdorf said to Fritz in my head! Reference to Seckendorff and all. :D
Maybe they even had an arrangement where Fredersdorf tells him what the current bribing rates are and who offers most
Could be. It did occur to me that Fritz might have approved of this arrangement. (Although if so, I'd be very surprised if he didn't take a cut.)
Hm.... I know! Georgii turns out in his free time to have composed odes to MT!
HAHA.
Fredersdorf finds evidence that this letter was forged and someone coldbloodedly exploited Fritz' affection and grief for Suhm. This, Fritz would not forgive!
NEITHER WOULD I. I have an irrational soft spot for Suhm, current second favorite boyfriend. (Objectively, I know Fredersdorf was the best, and normally he would push all my buttons like whoa, but...this is a very topsy-turvy fandom for me in many respects. I still love you, Fredersdof! You're the best! I'm thrilled every time you show up in a fic!)
(If faking a Suhm rec letter is not enough, then we could escalete it to "not only was the rec letter faked but Georgii POISONED Suhm (in the service of whichever enemy Suhm had), which Fredersdorf discovers and then gives Georgii an ultimatum).
OMG.
Nice way(s) to make the most of the possible Russian connection, though! Also good job making it so Fredersdorf really *is* just looking out for Fritz. ;)
Re: Fredersdorf: Prime Suspect? (or: By Jove, I've found it!)
That is an excellent image. I love it. Scarlett's one of my problematic faves.
At lodge meetings, though...I like to imagine Fredersdorf getting to "du" him!
Same!
Better yet, I like to imagine Fritz liking it. The same way he secretly likes Fredersdorf swapping out a coffee order for chocolate. It's lonely at the top, and as long as he feels safe enough, he craves emotional topping all the more for so thoroughly depriving himself of it.
Or maybe McDonogh is referring to a different letter where Tyrconnel does talk about a bribe he had to make?
Good question. You'd have to ask MacDonogh. He certainly doesn't say in his book. He rattles off several sentences about Fredersdorf, then at the end of the paragraph has a single footnote listing several sources, none of them primary and at least one of them suspect: Richter, Hamilton, Dehio (that encyclopedia of art monuments you were looking at in Stabi), Leuschner, and Fontane.
Anyway, given that Fritz accepted money from all and sunder in the Crown Prince years without letting this influence him in his future policies one bit (Seckendorff: you can say that again!!!), I could see Fredersdorf conclude he's entitled to do the same, i.e. accept money, as long as he doesn't actually try to manipulate Fritz accordingly.
Exactly what Fredersdorf said to Fritz in my head! Reference to Seckendorff and all. :D
Maybe they even had an arrangement where Fredersdorf tells him what the current bribing rates are and who offers most
Could be. It did occur to me that Fritz might have approved of this arrangement. (Although if so, I'd be very surprised if he didn't take a cut.)
Hm.... I know! Georgii turns out in his free time to have composed odes to MT!
HAHA.
Fredersdorf finds evidence that this letter was forged and someone coldbloodedly exploited Fritz' affection and grief for Suhm. This, Fritz would not forgive!
NEITHER WOULD I. I have an irrational soft spot for Suhm, current second favorite boyfriend. (Objectively, I know Fredersdorf was the best, and normally he would push all my buttons like whoa, but...this is a very topsy-turvy fandom for me in many respects. I still love you, Fredersdof! You're the best! I'm thrilled every time you show up in a fic!)
(If faking a Suhm rec letter is not enough, then we could escalete it to "not only was the rec letter faked but Georgii POISONED Suhm (in the service of whichever enemy Suhm had), which Fredersdorf discovers and then gives Georgii an ultimatum).
OMG.
Nice way(s) to make the most of the possible Russian connection, though! Also good job making it so Fredersdorf really *is* just looking out for Fritz. ;)