Eternal Love
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In the year 1806 France and
Austria were at each other's
throats; and Switzerland,
lying squarely between the
two, became unwillingly a
highroad for armies.
2
"We won't give up
our guns! We'll
fight for our rights!"
3
"You must give them up!
What chances have we -
a mere handful - against
a trained army?"
4
"Let us thank God that
every man among us
surrendered his gun to
preserve our peace!"
5
"Is he here, Pia?"
6
"That's him!"
7
"What do you want?"
8
"I want you!"
9
"I know who they're for!
Father Tass' niece!"
10
"I'll get you yet,
Marcus!"
11
"Why must you rebel
against us, Marcus?
You endanger the
whole community!"
12
"Give up your gun!"
13
"Come on! Who
wants to follow
Lorenz Gruber?"
14
"My gun is my life!
Who dares to take
it away from me?"
15
"Won't you give it up ...
for me, Marcus?"
16
"Leave him to his lawless
ways, my niece."
17
"What he did to me is
nothing .... it's what he
did to you! Do you
still believe he loves
you?"
18
"He wouldn't even give
you his gun! That
shows how much he
cares for you."
19
"Ciglia, I have always
loved you .... but you
would never listen to
me ...."
20
"I LOVE YOU!"
21
"I want to tell the whole
world .... the mountains ....
the sky! I love Ciglia!"
22
The white blanket
of winter.
23
"The occupation is ended ....
the French have gone!
We are free!"
24
- and never in the memory
of Pontresina was there such
a carnival ball .... so gay ....
so happy .... so carefree ....
25
"Ciglia!"
26
"Unmask!"
27
"Marcus ... I want to
go home."
28
"Marcus .... you are out
of your senses!"
29
"I love you .... I love
you madly!"
30
"When Marcus comes, will
you give your consent to
our marriage?"
31
"If it means your happiness,
Ciglia, I will set my doubts
aside -"
32
"I'll tell Father Tass you
want to see him."
33
"Don't you love me
any more?"
34
"Uncle has consented at
last! Soon we'll be
husband and wife!"
35
"Think, Marcus - nothing
can ever threaten our
happiness again!"
36
"You are keeping some-
thing from me. Tell me
what it is ... tell me!"
37
"I've been to Father
Tass. I've told him
everything!"
38
"- and you've got
to marry her!"
39
"We love each other!
How can we go through
life apart?"
40
"This isn't a very
happy marriage ...."
41
"Serves him right! He
was always wild. But
I'm sorry for Ciglia."
42
"She won't grieve forever.
Not with Lorenz Gruber
coming to see her every
day."
43
"Do you, Marcus Paltram,
promise to take this
woman ... to be faithful to
her only ..."
44
"Give me time, Lorenz ..."
45
"Help me, O Lord, that
I may forget him!"
46
".... Ciglia, do you promise
to love your husband
until death do you part ....
to be faithful to him in
deed .... and in thought ...."
47
"I .... do."
48
"Does Ciglia ever think
of him now?"
49
"I laugh for happiness!
The best and prettiest
girl in all Switzerland
is mine!"
50
"Marcus hasn't come home
from the mountains! We
must gather a rescue
party!"
51
"Marcus is lost in the
mountains ...."
52
"You can't sit here
and let him die! Do
something!"
53
"No, I say! I'll not lift
a hand! Let him die!"
54
"I thank Thee ... that
Thou didst save him."
55
"... Move away from
Pontresina, Marcus.
Leave me in peace
with Ciglia."
56
"I'll give you everything
I own if you'll go ...."
57
"I know why you wouldn't
take his money! You're
still in love with that ...."
58
"Now you die! And I
live .... in peace!"
59
"I could kill you! But
I won't .... because of
Ciglia."
60
"- his gun was where he
fell, but he disappeared.
I looked for him - and
couldn't find him."
61
"We must find him,
Marcus!"
62
"Cigl ...."
63
"Murderer!"
64
"Marcus is innocent! I
know he is!"
65
"She's the guilty
one! She made
him do it!"
66
"They've gotten away! To
the mountains!"
67
"Leave me, Marcus ....
save yourself!"
68
"What can we do
now?"
69
"O Lord, Thou knowest
our innocence .... Thou
knowest that love is
our only sin ... have pity
on us ...."
70
"Don't separate us again!
Take us .... take us to-
gether ... unto Thyself ...."
71
"Never to be parted
again .... together
through all eternity!"
THE END
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