Volume 9 / Act 5 — SCENE VI
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Enter GUNTHER with DANKWART, RUMOLT, GISELHER and GERENOT.
UTE (approaching GUNTHER).
My son, what deed was this?
GUNTHER.
I fain would weep myself. Yet of his death You've heard already? By the holy words Of our good priest you were to learn of this. I went to tell him in the night.
UTE (with a motion of the head).
Thou see'st The dead man told his story for himself.
GUNTHER (aside to DANKWART).
But how was this?
DANKWART.
My brother bore him here!
GUNTHER.
For shame!
DANKWART.
From his intent he'd not desist, And when he came again he laughed and said: This is my gratitude for his farewell.