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 . . .