Be sure that my anger shall fall on thy head!
This counsel I give thee to make it expedient
To follow most strictly the words I have said.
Thy actions I bind not with order or fetter,
Eat, drink, and be merry, my future A.B.,
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The more thou art happy, thou pleasest me better,
For I am not cruel, as now thou may'st see!
So follow your wishes, not knowing compunction,
Envy of mortals who struggle above;
But never forget this, my only injunction,
Beware of the danger of falling in love.
[Disappears.]FAUST. I fall in love! To whom? My heart is hard
As adamant before the fickle fair,
So I the compact will observe, ard now
May give my time to other thoughts than those
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