Minna Von Barnhelm by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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MIN. Willingly. My name is-- LAND. One minute! (He writes.) "Date, 22nd August, A. D., &C.; arrived at the King of Spain hotel." Now your name, my lady. MIN. Fraulein von Barnhelm. LAND. (writes). "Von Barnhelm." Coming from. . . . where, your ladyship? MIN. From my estate in Saxony. LAND. (writes). "Estate in Saxony." Saxony! Indeed, indeed! In Saxony, your ladyship? Saxony? FRAN. Well, why not? I hope it is no sin in this country to come from Saxony! LAND. A sin? Heaven forbid! That would be quite a new sin! From Saxony then? Yes, yes, from Saxony, a delightful country, Saxony! But if I am right, your ladyship, Saxony is not small, and has several--how shall |
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