Note 166 — Chapter IX · (continued 2)

“All soon will end for me. Return again, return one moment more, that I once more may see thy face and die.” In the Faust of M. Gounod we have Marguérite at the wheel. The French composer has treated this scene in a very touching and striking manner, especially on the words, “Il ne revient pas.” It is a beautiful page, but not so deep as Schubert.