BUTLER.
'Tis only the like-minded can unite.

OCTAVIO.
True! and I name all honest men like-minded.
I never charge a man but with those acts
To which his character deliberately
Impels him; for alas! the violence
Of blind misunderstandings often thrusts
The very best of us from the right track.
You came through Frauenberg. Did the Count Gallas
Say nothing to you? Tell me. He's my friend.

BUTLER.
His words were lost on me.

OCTAVIO.
It grieves me sorely
To hear it: for his counsel was most wise.
I had myself the like to offer.

BUTLER.
Spare
Yourself the trouble--me the embarrassment.
To have deserved so ill your good opinion.

OCTAVIO.
The time is precious--let us talk openly.
You know how matters stand here. Wallenstein