PRINCE.
I spoke to her;--Oh, my brain is turned, and must I continue this conversation longer? You behold me at the mercy of the waves, and why inquire how all this has happened? Save me if you can, and then question me.
MARINELLI.
Save you! Is there much to save? What your Highness has not confessed to Emilia Galotti, you will confess to the Countess Appiani. Goods which cannot be obtained in their primitive perfection, must be bought at second hand, and are often, on that account, bought at a cheaper rate.
PRINCE.
Be serious, Marinelli, or----
MARINELLI.
To be sure, such articles are generally so much the worse----
PRINCE.
For shame, Marinelli.