Yea.... Nay, I was not glad then.
Teja.
Why not?
Balthilda (with a bright glance).
Perhaps because, because ... I was afraid, Sire, and I was praying.
Teja.
What didst thou pray?
Balthilda.
That God would grant to me, his humble handmaid, the power to bring thee the happiness which thou needest, and which thou awaitest from me.
Teja.