Of course, we are 21st century cynics, but somehow I doubt either late 18th or early 19th century readers would have read this about "his motivation shall not be mentioned here" and then the upset editor footnoting with "what do yoiu mean UNLAUTERE MOTIVATION?!?!" just in case we missed it, and not come to a certain conclusion as to who the unworthy people must have been, or at least of which type. Especially since the book also takes care to mention Fritz had no time for women, with a very few exceptions, and considered the entire sex as a necessary evil for procreation and no more, while hating on his staff marrying or just having romances with women.
(BTW, perhaps not unimportant to mention here: Schöning was married. Not that he mentions it in this volume, but elsewhere when the story about his providing Fritz with a good clean shirt for burial is told, it's also mentioned that said shirt was a wedding present from his (Schöning's) bride.)
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Re: Schöning, first impressions
Date: 2021-02-28 02:13 pm (UTC):DDD
But also, interesting that Schöning mentions that. (Not so interesting that he is too polite to expand on it. :P)
Re: Schöning, first impressions
Date: 2021-02-28 04:06 pm (UTC)(BTW, perhaps not unimportant to mention here: Schöning was married. Not that he mentions it in this volume, but elsewhere when the story about his providing Fritz with a good clean shirt for burial is told, it's also mentioned that said shirt was a wedding present from his (Schöning's) bride.)