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Works of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: The First Part Of The Tragedy. Part 4

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Goethe

Goethe
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The First Part Of The Tragedy. Part 4

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Faust and Mephistopheles meet. How is it going? asks Faust. Very well,
the Devil replies. I see you are on fire with expectation. You will see
Gretchen later this afternoon at Martha's. That woman (Martha) seems
especially made to help out a pimp.

But we must do something in return for the meeting, the Devil says. You
must go before a judge with me and swear that Martha's husband is buried in
Padua.

That was not very clever of you, Faust says. For now we will have to go
to Padua and make sure ...

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