WALLENSTEIN.
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WALLENSTEIN.
[Exit.Leave her alone with him.
[Exit.Leave her alone with him.
DUCHESS. (to Thekla, who starts and shivers)
There—pale as death!—Child, 'tis impossible
That thou should'st speak with him. Follow thy mother.
There—pale as death!—Child, 'tis impossible
That thou should'st speak with him. Follow thy mother.
THEKLA.
The Lady Neubrunn then may stay with me.
[Exeunt Duchess and Countess.
The Lady Neubrunn then may stay with me.
[Exeunt Duchess and Countess.
SCENE IV.
Thekla, the Swedish Captain, Lady Neubrunn.
CAPTAIN. (respectfully approaching her.)
Princess—I must entreat your gentle pardon—
My inconsiderate rash speech—How could I—
Princess—I must entreat your gentle pardon—
My inconsiderate rash speech—How could I—
THEKLA. (with dignity.)
You have beheld me in my agony.
A most distressful accident occasion'd
You from a stranger to become at once
My confidant.
You have beheld me in my agony.
A most distressful accident occasion'd
You from a stranger to become at once
My confidant.
CAPTAIN.
I fear you hate my presence,
For my tongue spake a melancholy word.
I fear you hate my presence,
For my tongue spake a melancholy word.
THEKLA.
The fault is mine. Myself did wrest it from you.
The horror which came o'er me interrupted
Your tale at its commencement. May it please you,
Continue it to the end.
The fault is mine. Myself did wrest it from you.
The horror which came o'er me interrupted
Your tale at its commencement. May it please you,
Continue it to the end.
CAP-
