You know what I had to think of? Lehndorff's mention of Peter's "English manners". If, as Fritz says in his eulogy, Knobelsdorff regarded courtesy/social trappings ("complaisance" in the French original) as an inconvenience, he might have liked it if Peter had a more direct style perhaps.
Oh, I like this! I can attest that for some people direct styles are helpful *ducks* and this seems very plausible.
Re: Manger, Knobelsdorff - and Peter Keith! -- or not?
Oh, I like this! I can attest that for some people direct styles are helpful *ducks* and this seems very plausible.