Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781). Minna von Barnhelm.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| Act III |
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MAJOR VON TELLHEIM, PAUL WERNER
Maj. T. That was she! But it seems you know her, Werner. | 1 |
| Wer. Yes, I know her. | 2 |
| Maj. T. Yet, if I remember rightly, when I was in Thuringia you were not with me. | 3 |
| Wer. No; I was seeing after the uniforms in Leipsic. | 4 |
| Maj. T. Where did you make her acquaintance, then? | 5 |
| Wer. Our acquaintance is very young. Not a day old. But young friendship is warm. | 6 |
| Maj. T. Have you seen her mistress, too? | 7 |
| Wer. Is her mistress a young lady? She told me you are acquainted with her mistress. | 8 |
| Maj. T. Did not you hear? She comes from Thuringia. | 9 |
| Wer. Is the lady young? | 10 |
| Maj. T. Yes. | 11 |
| Wer. Pretty? | 12 |
| Maj. T. Very pretty. | 13 |
| Wer. Rich? | 14 |
| Maj. T. Very rich. | 15 |
| Wer. Is the mistress as fond of you as the maid is? That would be capital! | 16 |
| Maj. T. What do you mean? | 17 |
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