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      PERSONS.
    • The Stranger .
    • The Count of Habichtsburg .
    • The Host of the Golden Owl . (He is also Burgomaster .)
    • His Niece .
    • The Watchman .
    • His Daughter .
    • His Wife .
    • Various Townspeople ; among them: the Schoolmaster , the Priest , the Master-builder . Servants, Men-at-arms, etc.
A little square just within the gate of the town of Habichtsburg. On the right, the castle, which incorporates a portion of the town walls. On the left, the inn of the Owl. Opposite it, a fountain which half hides the entrance to the church. At a table under the great linden-tree before the inn are discovered the Stranger , the Host , the Schoolmaster and various townspeople. Sunset; the sun shines through the town gate.
The Stranger ,
( to the Schoolmaster ).

Note: Contains 16 words in 1 sentence using 82 chars.

The Schoolmaster .

Note: Contains 29 words in 2 sentences using 153 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 100 words in 6 sentences using 576 chars.

The Watchman .

Note: Contains 7 words in 1 sentence using 36 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 22 words in 2 sentences using 114 chars.

The Host of the Owl .

Note: Contains 6 words in 1 sentence using 29 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 8 words in 2 sentences using 45 chars.

The Host .

Note: Contains 22 words in 2 sentences using 106 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 21 words in 3 sentences using 111 chars.

The Priest .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 22 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 45 words in 3 sentences using 235 chars.

The Host .

Note: Contains 10 words in 1 sentence using 44 chars.

The Watchman .

Note: Contains 10 words in 1 sentence using 45 chars.

The Stranger
( to the Host's Daughter , who comes with a fresh flagon ).

Note: Contains 21 words in 4 sentences using 113 chars.

The Watchman .

Note: Contains 9 words in 2 sentences using 40 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 11 words in 3 sentences using 65 chars.

The Watchman .

Note: Contains 9 words in 1 sentence using 40 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 27 words in 3 sentences using 157 chars.

The Host .

Note: Contains 13 words in 1 sentence using 57 chars.

The Master-builder .

Note: Contains 13 words in 1 sentence using 63 chars.

The Host's Daughter
( to the Stranger , at a sign from her father ).

Note: Contains 3 words in 1 sentence using 20 chars.

The Stranger
( carelessly ).

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 36 chars.

The Host .

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 23 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 11 words in 2 sentences using 63 chars.

The Host .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 17 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 31 words in 4 sentences using 162 chars.

The Watchman .

Note: Contains 8 words in 1 sentence using 43 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 45 words in 4 sentences using 213 chars.

The Schoolmaster .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 24 chars.

The Priest .

Note: Contains 9 words in 1 sentence using 39 chars.

The Host .

Note: Contains 9 words in 1 sentence using 51 chars.

The Watchman .

Note: Contains 10 words in 2 sentences using 49 chars.

The Master-builder !

Note: Contains 26 words in 1 sentence using 132 chars.

The Gardener .

Note: Contains 24 words in 1 sentence using 125 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 17 words in 3 sentences using 113 chars.

The Schoolmaster .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 17 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 9 words in 1 sentence using 61 chars.

The Priest .

Note: Contains 9 words in 2 sentences using 62 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 21 words in 2 sentences using 112 chars.

The Host .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 22 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 20 words in 2 sentences using 109 chars.

The Watchman .

Note: Contains 7 words in 1 sentence using 42 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 41 words in 7 sentences using 216 chars.

The Priest .

Note: Contains 1 word in 1 sentence using 4 chars.

The Schoolmaster .

Note: Contains 1 word in 1 sentence using 4 chars.

The Stranger
( pointing toward the castle ).

Note: Contains 13 words in 4 sentences using 76 chars.

[Approaching sounds of rumbling wheels and galloping hoofs. The carriage of the Count , preceded by outriders and involved in a great cloud of luminous dust, comes dashing into town through the gateway. The townspeople, whose seats border closely upon the public space, hastily start up and draw back. The Stranger rises also, but holds his ground.]
The Host
( choking in the dust ).

Note: Contains 5 words in 2 sentences using 23 chars.

The Stranger
( standing with one foot upon his stool, which he has not moved ).

Note: Contains 17 words in 3 sentences using 96 chars.

[The carriage comes on, with every promise of grazing the Stranger's legs. With his foot he tilts the stool against one of the forewheels. The stool is broken, the wheel is shattered, and the vehicle stops with a sudden wrench and jar.]
The Count
( rising in a rage from his seat ).

Note: Contains 11 words in 2 sentences using 47 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 37 words in 3 sentences using 188 chars.

The Count .

Note: Contains 6 words in 2 sentences using 37 chars.

The Stranger
( drawing his sword ).

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 18 chars.

The Count's Niece
( rising from her place in the carriage ).

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 20 chars.

The Stranger
( saluting ).

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 24 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 22 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 9 words in 2 sentences using 37 chars.

The Count
( as he orders the disabled carriage to a halting advance toward his own gateway ).

Note: Contains 7 words in 1 sentence using 35 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 11 words in 1 sentence using 50 chars.

[The carriage, with its occupants and attendants, disappears in the castle courtyard.]
The Stranger
( to the dispersing Townspeople ).

Note: Contains 100 words in 8 sentences using 538 chars.

[The men disperse toward the inn; several of them enter it. There remain only the Stranger and the Host's Daughter . But the Watchman's Wife again looks down from her window, and presently the Count's Niece appears on a balcony above the castle entrance.]
The Host's Daughter .

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 32 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 63 words in 8 sentences using 305 chars.

The Host's Daughter .

Note: Contains 7 words in 2 sentences using 27 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 13 words in 2 sentences using 68 chars.

The Host's Daughter
( reaching for the coins, as he jingles them in his closed hand ).

Note: Contains 7 words in 2 sentences using 46 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 18 words in 3 sentences using 95 chars.

The Watchman's Wife
( at her window ).

Note: Contains 1 word in 2 sentences using 4 chars.

The Host's Daughter .

Note: Contains 12 words in 1 sentence using 59 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 23 words in 3 sentences using 130 chars.

The Host's Daughter .

Note: Contains 23 words in 3 sentences using 115 chars.

[The Count's Niece observes them from her balcony, but remains there. At the same moment, the Host , who has left his strong box and a candle close to the open window of the inn, appears in the dusk under the linden-tree.]
The Host .

Note: Contains 16 words in 3 sentences using 86 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 12 words in 2 sentences using 59 chars.

[He draws his sword and runs the old man through. The Host , with a single groan, falls dead in the shadow of the linden-tree.]
The Stranger .

Note: Contains 16 words in 3 sentences using 76 chars.

[He extinguishes the candle and rifles the box. He hurriedly stuffs his pockets and returns to the open space, which the early moon is just beginning to light.]
The Count's Niece
( from her balcony ).

Note: Contains 6 words in 1 sentence using 29 chars.

The Stranger
( starting ).

Note: Contains 25 words in 5 sentences using 140 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 6 words in 1 sentence using 31 chars.

The Stranger
( relieved ).

Note: Contains 6 words in 2 sentences using 29 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 4 words in 2 sentences using 20 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 15 words in 2 sentences using 72 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 3 words in 1 sentence using 11 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 8 words in 1 sentence using 37 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 23 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 5 words in 3 sentences using 25 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 18 words in 2 sentences using 100 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 20 words in 4 sentences using 94 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 4 words in 2 sentences using 26 chars.

[She withdraws from her balcony. The Stranger retires into the shade. Enter the Watchman's Wife , who goes straight toward the tree.]
The Watchman's Wife .

Note: Contains 7 words in 2 sentences using 32 chars.

The Stranger
( advancing ).

Note: Contains 17 words in 2 sentences using 78 chars.

The Watchman's Wife .

Note: Contains 8 words in 1 sentence using 37 chars.

The Stranger
( wiping his sword and buttoning his pocket ).

Note: Contains 8 words in 2 sentences using 36 chars.

The Watchman's Wife .

Note: Contains 9 words in 2 sentences using 37 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 6 words in 3 sentences using 30 chars.

The Watchman's Wife .

Note: Contains 15 words in 4 sentences using 70 chars.

The Stranger
( relieved ).

Note: Contains 2 words in 1 sentence using 13 chars.

The Watchman's Wife .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 22 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 29 words in 5 sentences using 134 chars.

The Watchman's Wife .

Note: Contains 17 words in 4 sentences using 77 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 17 words in 4 sentences using 111 chars.

The Watchman's Wife .

Note: Contains 15 words in 2 sentences using 70 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 16 words in 3 sentences using 72 chars.

[The Watchman's Wife runs in the shadows toward the town-gate; the Stranger follows. Enter, from that same direction, the Watchman
The Watchman .

Note: Contains 17 words in 4 sentences using 92 chars.

The Stranger
( seizing the Watchman's own weapon and turning it against him ).

Note: Contains 2 words in 1 sentence using 12 chars.

[The Watchman sinks and expires in the shadow of the gateway. The Stranger casts away his pike and extinguishes his lantern. The Count's Niece , meanwhile, has returned to her balcony.]
The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 11 words in 1 sentence using 51 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 26 words in 6 sentences using 120 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 20 words in 3 sentences using 87 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 12 words in 2 sentences using 54 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 15 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 21 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 20 words in 2 sentences using 108 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 50 words in 5 sentences using 255 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 22 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 15 words in 1 sentence using 80 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 6 words in 1 sentence using 30 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 16 words in 2 sentences using 83 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 9 words in 2 sentences using 48 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 18 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 18 words in 2 sentences using 87 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 6 words in 1 sentence using 32 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 10 words in 2 sentences using 44 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 25 words in 2 sentences using 120 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 12 words in 1 sentence using 67 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 11 words in 1 sentence using 40 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 6 words in 1 sentence using 33 chars.

The Stranger
( contemptuously ).

Note: Contains 16 words in 3 sentences using 85 chars.

The Count's Niece
( faltering ).

Note: Contains 5 words in 2 sentences using 23 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 3 words in 1 sentence using 13 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 3 words in 1 sentence using 11 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 23 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 22 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 5 words in 2 sentences using 26 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 21 words in 3 sentences using 103 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 8 words in 2 sentences using 41 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 24 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 6 words in 1 sentence using 26 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 3 words in 1 sentence using 13 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 9 words in 1 sentence using 45 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 2 words in 1 sentence using 5 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 16 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 2 words in 1 sentence using 7 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 9 words in 1 sentence using 46 chars.

[He draws his sword and passes under the archway into the court-yard of the castle. Presently a tumult is heard within: there are cries, clashes of arms, flingings of burning brands. Then there issue through the doorway men-at-arms with pikes and linkmen with torches. The Count follows, and the Stranger with his sword in one hand and a flaming brand in the other. All mingle in the scuffle of combat, and at the same time the tippling townsfolk issue from the tavern.]
The Count .

Note: Contains 8 words in 2 sentences using 52 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 11 words in 1 sentence using 52 chars.

[They fight. The Count is forced back toward the fountain and falls wounded upon its steps.]
The Stranger
( with his back against the church door ).

Note: Contains 13 words in 2 sentences using 58 chars.

[A rash young halberdier mounts the church steps and is cut down for his pains, dying at the church door.]
The Schoolmaster
( under the linden-tree ).

Note: Contains 9 words in 1 sentence using 51 chars.

The Master-builder
( hastening across from the town- gate ).

Note: Contains 11 words in 1 sentence using 56 chars.

The Gardener
( near the fountain ).

Note: Contains 14 words in 1 sentence using 73 chars.

The Priest .

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 29 chars.

The Master-builder
( as the Stranger hurls his torch against the Count's doorway ).

Note: Contains 7 words in 1 sentence using 33 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 30 words in 2 sentences using 168 chars.

[At this moment the Count's carriage is driven out through the doorway. Inside of it stands the Count's Niece , wrapped in a long mantle and armed with a heavy whip.]
The Host's Daughter .

Note: Contains 14 words in 1 sentence using 68 chars.

The Stranger
( his foot on the carriage step ).

Note: Contains 11 words in 2 sentences using 56 chars.

The Watchman's Wife .

Note: Contains 14 words in 1 sentence using 69 chars.

The Stranger
( mounting into the carriage ).

Note: Contains 14 words in 2 sentences using 72 chars.

An Old Woman
( rushing forth from the crowd ).

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 20 chars.

The Host's Daughter
( screaming ).

Note: Contains 3 words in 3 sentences using 16 chars.

The Stranger
( seating himself beside the Count's Niece ).

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 17 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 2 words in 1 sentence using 8 chars.

The Stranger
( half-rising again ).

Note: Contains 36 words in 5 sentences using 214 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 35 words in 2 sentences using 193 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 33 words in 4 sentences using 178 chars.

The Master-builder
( as he views the smoke and flame that roll out through the castle's entrance ).

Note: Contains 38 words in 3 sentences using 196 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 37 words in 4 sentences using 200 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 21 words in 2 sentences using 106 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 17 words in 2 sentences using 79 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 6 words in 2 sentences using 35 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 19 words in 3 sentences using 89 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 2 words in 1 sentence using 7 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 21 words in 4 sentences using 99 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 1 word in 1 sentence using 6 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 13 words in 2 sentences using 65 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 2 words in 1 sentence using 11 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 81 words in 8 sentences using 415 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 17 words in 2 sentences using 76 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 19 words in 2 sentences using 99 chars.

[A few voices combine in a faint and dubious crow.]
The Count
( dying upon the rim of the fountain ).

Note: Contains 4 words in 1 sentence using 18 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 8 words in 2 sentences using 40 chars.

The Stranger
( clasping her to his breast ).

Note: Contains 12 words in 2 sentences using 59 chars.

The Count's Niece .

Note: Contains 8 words in 2 sentences using 39 chars.

The Stranger .

Note: Contains 5 words in 3 sentences using 34 chars.

[The carriage pushes through the awed and bewildered crowd, rattles across the square and under the town-gate, and rolls out into the open country and the night.]
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