But is it of my father to hear further?[To Siegendorf.
Sieg. (takes his son by the hand).
My son, I know my own innocence, and doubt not
Of yours—but I have promised this man patience;220
Let him continue.
Gab.I will not detain you,
By speaking of myself much: I began
Life early—and am what the world has made me.
At Frankfort on the Oder, where I passed
A winter in obscurity, it was