I was poor and sometimes desperate.

I was to take her away and leave her with strange people." "Ah!" interrupted the duke, with despairing gesture toward Grumbach, "why did you not leave us all in peace ?" "Highness, a great wrong has been done, and God brought me here to right it." "You are a brave man," darkly.
"I am in your hands, Highness," sturdily.

"In a mad moment I committed a crime.

I shall abide by whatever punishment you may inflict." "Continue," said the duke to the Gipsy.
"Well, Highness, I would not accept till I had talked personally with him.

He came at last.