I'm mentally translating that description to "FW was extra considerate to SD in the vain hope of getting laid again, but no dice".
OH GOD, you're right!
I'm laughing so hard right now.
Now: I'm perfectly willing to believe Wilhemine had headaches along with being locked up. She suffered from migraines often in her life, and until shortly before Katte's execution, there was a real prospect her brother would be killed.
Oh yeah, and in her memoirs, she recorded that she didn't know whether *she* would have to face a public interrogation. And Sonsine is getting threatened too. I'm sure she had all KINDS of psychosomatic symptoms. :/
...but that bit about Katte is what truly intrigues me, because I can't think of why either Stratemann or his source (whether or not the source is Joucoulles) should make that up. On the contrary, a story of Wilhelmine asking repeatedly how Katte is doing could be risky to her reputation (given that FW in the big homecoming scene accused her of having an affair with him)
Hmm, yes, that is interesting. And you're right, that is an unlikely thing to make up. Perhaps she thought that Katte's fate functioned as a barometer of FW's mood, as it pertained to both her and Fritz. Especially since she *was* linked to Katte in this affair: with the letters and incriminating evidence.
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Re: The Braunschweig Perspective: Family Holidays
Date: 2020-10-04 06:35 pm (UTC)OH GOD, you're right!
I'm laughing so hard right now.
Now: I'm perfectly willing to believe Wilhemine had headaches along with being locked up. She suffered from migraines often in her life, and until shortly before Katte's execution, there was a real prospect her brother would be killed.
Oh yeah, and in her memoirs, she recorded that she didn't know whether *she* would have to face a public interrogation. And Sonsine is getting threatened too. I'm sure she had all KINDS of psychosomatic symptoms. :/
...but that bit about Katte is what truly intrigues me, because I can't think of why either Stratemann or his source (whether or not the source is Joucoulles) should make that up. On the contrary, a story of Wilhelmine asking repeatedly how Katte is doing could be risky to her reputation (given that FW in the big homecoming scene accused her of having an affair with him)
Hmm, yes, that is interesting. And you're right, that is an unlikely thing to make up. Perhaps she thought that Katte's fate functioned as a barometer of FW's mood, as it pertained to both her and Fritz. Especially since she *was* linked to Katte in this affair: with the letters and incriminating evidence.