FIRST PART OF WALLENSTEIN.
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(Enter max. piccolomini.)
Now go, Octavio.
This night must thou be off, take my own horses:
Him here I keep with me—make short farewell—
Trust me, I think we all shall meet again
In joy and thriving fortunes.
Now go, Octavio.
This night must thou be off, take my own horses:
Him here I keep with me—make short farewell—
Trust me, I think we all shall meet again
In joy and thriving fortunes.
OCTAVIO. (to his son.)
I shall see you
Yet e'er I go.
I shall see you
Yet e'er I go.
SCENE II.
Wallenstein, Max. Piccolomini.
MAX.. (advances to him.)
My General!
My General!
WALLENSTEIN.
That am I no longer, if
Thou styl'st thyself the Emperor's officer.
That am I no longer, if
Thou styl'st thyself the Emperor's officer.
MAX..
Then thou wilt leave the army, General?
Then thou wilt leave the army, General?
WALLENSTEIN.
I have renounc'd the service of the Emperor.
I have renounc'd the service of the Emperor.
MAX..
And thou wilt leave the army?
And thou wilt leave the army?
WALLENSTEIN.
Rather hope I
To bind it nearer still and faster to me.
(He seats himself.)
Yes, Max, I have delay'd to open it to thee,
Even till the hour of acting 'gins to strike.
Rather hope I
To bind it nearer still and faster to me.
(He seats himself.)
Yes, Max, I have delay'd to open it to thee,
Even till the hour of acting 'gins to strike.
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