No; it was not of my own free will that I cast in my lot with yours.
Wangel.
[Softly.] Ah, I remember—the phrase he used yesterday.
Ellida.
The whole secret lies in that phrase. It has thrown a new light on things for me; so that I see it all now.
Wangel.
What do you see?
Ellida.
I see that the life we two lead with each other—is really no marriage at all.
Wangel.