[Scene]—A Gothic and gloomy, &c. 1800, 1828, 1829.
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thy 1800, 1828, 1829.
Scene IV
Thekla, the Swedish Captain, Lady Neubrunn.
Captain. Princess—I must entreat your gentle pardon—
My inconsiderate rash speech—How could I—
Thekla. You did behold me in my agony.
A most distressful accident occasioned
You from a stranger to become at once 5
My confidant.
Captain. I fear you hate my presence,
For my tongue spake a melancholy word.
Thekla. The fault is mine. Myself did wrest it from you.
The horror which came o'er me interrupted
Your tale at its commencement. May it please you, [10]
Continue it to the end.