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Rh I will carry you in my arms to Alace. No—why hould I ever know my father, if he is a villain! My heart is atisfied with a mother.—No—I will not go to him. I will not diturb his peace—I leave that tak to his concience. What ay you, mother, can’t we do without him? [Struggling between his tears and his pride.] We don’t want him. I will write directly to my captain. Let the conequence be what it will, leave you again I cannot. Should I be able to get my dicharge, I will work all day at the plough, and all the night with my pen. It will do, mother, it will do! Heaven’s goodnes will aift me—it will proper the endeavours of a dutiful on for the ake of a helples mother.

Where could be found uch another on?

But tell me my father’s name, that I may know how to hun him.

Baron Wildenhaim.

Baron Wildenhaim! I hall never forget it.—Oh! you are near fainting. Your eyes are cat down. What’s the matter? Speak, mother!

Nothing particular.—Only fatigued with talking. I wih to take a little ret.

I did not conider that we have been all this time in the open road. [Goes to the Inn, and knocks at the door.] Here, Landlord!