 | 1788 - 742 pàgines
...fame time to learn by heart the three anfwers that he was to make the king. Accordingly he learned them by the next day, and as foon as he appeared in...Frederick came up to interrogate him : but he happened to bsgin upon him ' by the fecond question, and afkpd him, " How long have you been in my fervice?" "-Twenty-one... | |
 | Gleanings - 1805 - 246 pàgines
...which the King would ask him. Accordingly he perfected himself in them by the next day ; 'and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him; but he happened to begin upon him with the second question— 1 -" How long have you been in my service? "Twenty „ - . ... - ' ' ^... | |
 | Friend to rational mirth - 1817 - 456 pàgines
...heart the three answers that he was to make. He accordingly learned them by the next day; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to...interrogate him ; but he happened to begin upon him by the second question, and asked him, "How long have you been in my serv ice ?" " Twenty-one years... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pàgines
...three answers that he was to make the King. Accordingly he learned thrm by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him, but he happened to begin upon him by the -ir .nil question, and asked him, "How long have you been in my service?" "Twenty one yean,... | |
 | 1820 - 442 pàgines
...three answers that he was to make the King. Accordingly, he learned them by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him, but he t happened to begin upon him by the second question, and asked him, '' How long have you been in my... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 pàgines
...three answers that he was to make the king. Accordingly he learned them by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to...interrogate him : but he happened to begin, . upon him by the second question, and asked him, " How long have you been in my service?*' "Twenty-one years!"... | |
 | George Ramsay - 1828 - 654 pàgines
...King. Accordingly he learned them by the next day, and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederic came up to interrogate him; but he happened to begin upon him by the second question, and asked him, — " How long have you been in my service 1" " Twenty-one years,"... | |
 | Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - 1843 - 490 pàgines
...three answers that he was to make to the king. Accordingly he learnt them by the next day; and a soon as he appeared in the ranks Frederick came up to interrogate him: but he happened to begin upon him by the second question, and asked him, "How long have you been in my service?" "Twenty-one years,"... | |
 | Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - 1846 - 572 pàgines
...three answers that he was to make to the king. Accordingly he learnt them by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks Frederick came up to interrogate him : but he happened to begin upon him by the second question, and asked him, " How long have you been in my service ? " Twenty-one years,"... | |
 | Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - 1846 - 580 pàgines
...three answers that he was to make to the king. Accordingly he learnt them by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks Frederick came up to interrogate him : but he happened to begin upon him by the second question, and asked him, " How long have you been in my service ?" " Twenty-one years,"... | |
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Frederick came up to interrogate him ; but he happened to begin upon him by the second question, and asked him, "How long have you been in my service?" "Twenty-one years," answered the soldier. The king, struck with his youth, which plainly indicated... 
