Thou last known him, hast seen his darkest moments, and yet then age and cares had softened him: his love to thee calmed every outbreak.

Had he only loved thy father as he loved thee, things would, perhaps, have ended better: but we may not judge!" "And what have I done ?" said Otto.

"Thou, Rosalie, knowest the history of my life.

Is it not as if a curse rested upon me?
I was a high-spirited boy, I often occasioned thee tears; yet didst thou always place thyself between me and punishment.

It was my evil blood, the blood of my birth in which the curse lay, that drove me on!" "But thou didst become good and full of love, as thou art now!" said Rosalie.
"Only when I became acquainted with myself and my destiny.