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opportunity to show his wit – his genus if you will.
PAULINE
here today to
Possibly my whole life may have no other meaning.—
LEONHARD
ouched mine, why
And is that part of its meaning, that your secrets should be
laid bare to all the world? (He must be Rreful not to become
either tragio or pathetio) Princess Marie! Everyone knew that
that was Princese Marie up there in her box. Master Gottfried!
Every one knew that it was he who had written the play. And
all the words and all the kisses on the stage--his treachery
and herur despair--his remorse and her forgiveness--all the
passion and all the misery--it was all true--and Master
Gottfried had made it into a play, and Princess Marie sat in
her box and looked on as it was played. Oh Panline, I felt
yesesday as if I must go to you, as If I must free you and
carry you away with me--you seemed like some helpless and you.
humiliated slave to me I pitied you--and I was asked.
PAULINE
You the love of
Ashamed? Why?
�hard, I say to you that
G.F.P.
LEONHARD jou could wieh me to have
because I love you Pauline. (She looks at him walmly) Do not
be angry with me Pauline. I know I have no right to speak thus
to you--no right but that nothing else in the world matters
to me--but that I am ready to die for you, and that l am young.
PAULINE
That is not a little. But let us drop the subject and go on.
come, let us see what is in the next room. No.—ha more, I beg
of you.
July 2