Minna Von Barnhelm

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Готхольд Эфраим Лессинг

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2019

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Truly, girl, you have hit it again.

FRAN.

I think women who are beautiful, are most so when unadorned.

MIN.

Must we then be beautiful? Perhaps it was necessary that we should think ourselves so. Enough for me, if only I am beautiful in his eyes.

Franziska, if all women feel as I now feel, we are—strange things.

Tender hearted, yet proud; virtuous, yet vain; passionate, yet innocent. I dare say you do not understand me. I do not rightly understand myself. Joy turns my head.

FRAN.

Compose yourself, my lady, I hear footsteps.

MIN.

Compose myself! What! receive him composedly?

SCENE VIII

Major von Tellheim, Landlord, Minna, and Franziska

MAJ. T. (walks in, and the moment he sees Minna rushes towards her).

Ah! my Minna!

MIN. (springing towards him).

Ah! my Tellheim!

MAJ. T. (starts suddenly, and draws back).

I beg your pardon, Fraulein von Barnhelm; but to meet you here!!!!!

MIN.

Cannot surely be so unexpected!

(Approaching him, whilst he draws back still more.)

Am I to pardon you because I am still your Minna? Heaven pardon you, that I am still Fraulein von Barnhelm!

MAJ. T.

Fraulein…

(Looks fixedly at the Landlord, and shrugs his shoulders.)

MIN. (sees the Landlord, and makes a sign to Franziska).

Sir!!!!!

MAJ. T.

If we are not both mistaken!!!!!

FRAN.

Why, Landlord, whom have you brought us here? Come, quick! let us go and look for the right man.

LAND.

Is he not the right one? Surely!

FRAN.

Surely not! Come, quick! I have not yet wished your daughter good morning.

LAND.

Oh! you are very good (still does not stir).

FRAN. (takes hold of him).

Come, and we will make the bill of fare. Let us see what we shall have.

LAND.

You shall have first of all!!!!!

FRAN.

Stop, I say, stop! If my mistress knows now what she is to have for dinner, it will be all over with her appetite. Come, we must talk that over in private.

(Drags him off.)

SCENE IX

Minna, Major von Tellheim

MIN.

Well, are we still both mistaken?

MAJ. T.