WALLENSTEIN.
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Itself. Thou lov'st and prizest virtues in him,
The which thyself did'st plant, thyself unfold.
The which thyself did'st plant, thyself unfold.
WALLENSTEIN. (stepping to the door.)
Who interrupts us now at this late hour?
It is the Governor. He brings the keys
Of the Citadel. 'Tis midnight. Leave me, sister!
Who interrupts us now at this late hour?
It is the Governor. He brings the keys
Of the Citadel. 'Tis midnight. Leave me, sister!
COUNTESS.
O 'tis so hard to me this night to leave thee—
A boding fear possesses me!
O 'tis so hard to me this night to leave thee—
A boding fear possesses me!
WALLENSTEIN.
Fear? Wherefore?
Fear? Wherefore?
COUNTESS.
Should'st thou depart this night, and we at waking
Never more find thee!
Should'st thou depart this night, and we at waking
Never more find thee!
WALLENSTEIN.
Fancies!
Fancies!
COUNTESS.
O my soul
Has long been weigh'd down by these dark forebodings.
And if I combat and repel them waking,
They still rush down upon my heart in dreams.
I saw thee yesternight with thy first wife
Sit at a banquet gorgeously attir'd.
O my soul
Has long been weigh'd down by these dark forebodings.
And if I combat and repel them waking,
They still rush down upon my heart in dreams.
I saw thee yesternight with thy first wife
Sit at a banquet gorgeously attir'd.
WALLENSTEIN.
This was a dream of favourable omen,
That marriage being the founder of my fortunes.
This was a dream of favourable omen,
That marriage being the founder of my fortunes.
COUNTESS.
To-day I dreamt that I was seeking thee
To-day I dreamt that I was seeking thee
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