You know what I'm stuck on? Peter's presence at the parade the next day. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell from the phrasing how and why he was there - did he show up on his own, maybe in hopes of seeing Fritz again and Fritz got annoyed? (If so, it can't have been visibly or Schultzer would have said so IMO.) Or did he show up as part of Fritz' entourage, invited, which would actually speak against a conflict at that point, on the contrary? It's a bit of a mystery, not least because he's singled out here - it's the only time parade attendance is mentioned at all I think - and I have no idea why. If Schultzer was someone who suspected he'd become important because of backstory (which isn't mentioned either), he doesn't say so.
"Bettmeister" for Fredersdorf, which I hadn't heard before. Now there's a neat double entendre!
Ha. That reminds me - Fredersdorf is involved in the "picking the prettiest people" for the King's service part! On October 25th, the report says that "die Zahl derer Königl. Laquais auf 70 in allen vermehret werden solte, wozu der Herr Frederstorff die hübscheste Gesichter zu choisiren, und deren Mundirung gegen den 1. Dec. fertig zu halten, Commißion habe." So he and Fritz seem to have had an understanding there. :P
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Date: 2021-11-20 05:01 pm (UTC)"Bettmeister" for Fredersdorf, which I hadn't heard before. Now there's a neat double entendre!
Ha. That reminds me - Fredersdorf is involved in the "picking the prettiest people" for the King's service part! On October 25th, the report says that "die Zahl derer Königl. Laquais auf 70 in allen vermehret werden solte, wozu der Herr Frederstorff die hübscheste Gesichter zu choisiren, und deren Mundirung gegen den 1. Dec. fertig zu halten, Commißion habe." So he and Fritz seem to have had an understanding there. :P