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about  9  inches.  lt  is  used  for  a  brief  space,  and  also  for  a
brief  space  of  time.

36.  r#.  Sadowa:  a  rillage  not  tar  from  Königgrätz  in  Bohemia
(Böhmen).  Königgrätz  is  a  fortress  at  the  junction  of  the
Adler  and  the  Elbe.  The  battle  has  been  namecl  after  both
Places.

„  15.  Sprühregen,  drizzle.  also  =  Staubregen  (  dust  rain!).
Ein  Regenguß  dowßnpour’;  ein  Platzregen  smart  shower!::
Betteljungen  regnen  to  rain  cats  and  dogs’;  Fr.  tomber
der  hallebardes.

28.  auf  die  .  Höhe:  see  note.  p.  2  l.  27.

37.  9.  Granatfeuer,  shell-fre..  Granaten  were  sheils  filled
with  a  bursting  charge  (Sprengladung)  and  exploded  by
à  fuse  (Zünder).  Kartätschen,  grapeshot,  filled  with  hullets
(Kugeln)  and  used  at  ranges  not  exceeding  soo  Jarcs.
Schrapnel  or  Granatkartätschen  combined  the  Sprengladung
  of  the  Granate  with  the  Kugeln  of  the  Kartätsche.
They  are  exploded  by  a  time-fuse  (Zeitzünder).

,  13.  in  Plänklerketten  ausfgelöst,  in  skirmishing  order.'

,  15.  todesmatt,  dead-beal,  for  todmatt.  Cf.  todbleich  or
totenbleich  deadly  pale  todmüde  dead  tired.  totkrank
dangerously  ill,  and  the  phrase  es  ist  zum  totlachen  it
is  emnough  to  make  one  die  of  laughing.“

„  28.  lassen  Sie  nur!  lei  be’'  dontft  interfere.  Cf.—
laß  es  gut  sein!  never  mind.
laß  mich  zufrieden!  leaye  me  in  peace.
laß  das  Spaßen!  a  truce  to  joking.
lassen  Sie  sich  Zeit!  take  Four  time.
einen  grüßen  lassen  to  send  kind  regards  to  some  one.

„  29.  da  ist  nichts  zu  machen,  there  is  nothing  16  be  done,  im-Plying
  here  that  Bismarck  will  not  be  able  to  imduce  the  king
to  leave  his  dangerous  place.  Transl.  never  mind.  Cf.
ich  mache  mir  nichts  daraus  I  don't  care  for  ##  lassen
Sie  mich  nur  machen!  just  let  me  have  myF  own  War.#

38.  1.  zu  Befehl,  Majestät!  res,  Four  Alajesty#  !  bis  auf
weiteren  Befehl  till  further  orders.

,,  3.  Ministerpräsident  was  the  title  Bismarck  held  as  Prime
Alinister  in  Prussia;  in  1867  he  became  Chancellor  of
the  North  German  Confederation,  and  in  1871  Imperial
Chancellor  (Reichskanzler):  in  1800  he  retired  from  public
life  to  Friedrichsruhe,  where  he  died  im  1808.

.  4.  Ew.  is  the  abbreriation  for  Eure  (or  Euer).  Se.,  Sr.  sor
Seine,  Seiner.

,  16.  halt!  halt  !’Some  other  words  of  Ccommand  are—
rührt  euch!  stand  at  ease!7