Till now I've borne it patiently, at least,

In bitter silence—but the hour is come,

That should and shall behold me as I was,

And ought again to be—

Josepha.‍I know not what

Thy mystery may tend to, but my fate—

My heart—my will—my love are linked with thine,

And I would share thy sorrow: lay it open.

Werner. Thou see'st the son of Count—but let it pass—

I forfeited the name in wedding thee: