that 1800, 1828, 1829.

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Thekla (with energy). 1800, 1828, 1829.


Scene VII

Countess (returns), Thekla.

Countess. Fie, lady niece! to throw yourself upon him,
Like a poor gift to one who cares not for it,
And so must be flung after him! For you,
Duke Friedland's only child, I should have thought
It had been more beseeming to have shewn yourself [5]
More chary of your person.

Thekla. And what mean you?

Countess. I mean, niece, that you should not have forgotten
Who you are, and who he is. But perchance
That never once occurred to you.