Mistrust thy charm! By Heaven that hears me now,
He loves thee, Gretchen! loves thee, loves thee, loves thee!
[Gretchen gives a cry of joy and surprise, then falls weeping on his neck. Mephisto at back, laughing cynically.
ACT III.
Scene.—A market-place in a German town. Entrance to church on right of stage. A stone cross on the left.
Bessie, Barbara, and Agatha discovered, conversing. Three months have elapsed.
Aga. Gottfried returned!
Bess.Ay, and a captain, too;