21/23 Unless love hides it, what happiness is there in this life of ours, which must end in blackest death ?" "Love has its miseries also, Augusta. That I know, for once I loved." "Aye, but then the love was not true, for this is the greatest curse of all--to love and not to be beloved. For the sake of a perfect love, if it could be won--why, I'd sacrifice even my ambition." "Then you must keep your ambition, Augusta, since in this world you'll find nothing perfect." "Olaf, I'm not so sure. Olaf, I told you that I have no friend in all this glittering Court. |