He had worn a flannel under-waistcoat four years and durst not take it off for fear of catching cold. The King drove out one fear by another, and told him that if he persisted to wear that waistcoat, his perspiration would be entirely stopped, and he must inevitably die. The marquis agreed to quit his waistcoat. But it had so fixed itself upon him that pieces of his skin came away with it.
Ha! Thank you for reminding me! (I did remember it once you brought it up.)
Uh. Well, I guess Fredersdorf and Wilhelmine are dead after 1758, but...Heinrich? Trusted with military and personal confidences! General and therapist rolled into one. :P
Everyone forgets about Heinrich! Probably because there can't be two suns in a firmament :PPPP
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Re: The Sanssouci Table Round (aka Nicolai, Volume I, a)
Date: 2021-02-27 09:12 pm (UTC)Ha! Thank you for reminding me! (I did remember it once you brought it up.)
Uh. Well, I guess Fredersdorf and Wilhelmine are dead after 1758, but...Heinrich? Trusted with military and personal confidences! General and therapist rolled into one. :P
Everyone forgets about Heinrich! Probably because there can't be two suns in a firmament :PPPP