Thekla. Whom am I seeking? Him who is no more.
Am I then hastening to the arms——O God!
I haste but to the grave of the beloved. [20]
Neubrunn. And we alone, two helpless feeble women?
Thekla. We will take weapons: my arms shall protect thee.
Neubrunn. In the dark night-time?
Thekla. Darkness will conceal us.
Neubrunn. This rough tempestuous night——
Thekla. Had he a soft bed
Under the hoofs of his war-horses?
Neubrunn. Heaven! 25
And then the many posts of the enemy!—
Thekla. They are human beings. Misery travels free
Through the whole earth.
Neubrunn. The journey's weary length—