Louisa May Alcott
Comic Tragedies
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform July 3, 2013)
[A room in the castle of Rodolpho. Theresa discovered alone, and in tears.] Theresa. I cannot pray; my aching heart finds rest alone in tears. Ah, what a wretched fate is mine! Forced by a father's will to wed a stranger ere I learned to love, one short year hath taught me what a bitter thing it is to wear a chain that binds me unto one who hath proved himself both jealous and unkind. The fair hopes I once cherished are now gone, and here a captive in my splendid home I dwell forsaken, sorrowing and alone [weeps]. [Three taps upon the wall are heard.] Ha, my brother's signal! What can bring him hither at this hour? Louis, is it thou? Enter; "all's well." [Enter Count Louis through a secret panel in the wall, hidden by a curtain. He embraces Theresa.
- ISBN
- 1490913394 / 9781490913391
- Pages
- 84
- Weight
- 6.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.2
in.