NowitsobefellthatamongtheladiesthatcametoconfesstothisholyfriarwasoneMonnaLisettaofCa'Quirino, theyoung, silly, empty-headedwifeofagreatmerchant, —forunstablearetheyall—thoughsheplacedherselfathisfeet, shetoldhimbutapartofhersins, andwhenFraAlbertoaskedherwhethershehadalover, sherepliedwithblacklooks:—"Hownow,masterfriar? haveyounoteyesinyourhead? Seeyounodifferencebetweenmycharmsandthoseofotherwomen? LoversinplentymightIhave, soIwould:butcharmssuchasminemustnotbecheapened: '? IshouldadornParadiseitself." ,discerningataglancethatshewasnonetoowellfurnishedwithsense, hedeemedthesoilmeetforhisplough, andfellforthwithinordinatelyinlovewithher, thoughhedeferredhisblandishmentstoamoreconvenientseason, andbywayofsupportinghischaracterforholinessbeganinsteadtochideher,tellingher (amongothernovelties) thatthiswasvainglory: wheretotheladyretortedthathewasablockhead, , lestheshouldoccasionhertoomuchchagrin, cutshorttheconfession, , accompaniedbyasingletrustyfriend, hehiedhimtoMonnaLisetta'shouse,andhavingwithdrawnwithheraloneintoasaloon,wheretheyweresafefromobservation, hefellonhiskneesatherfeet, andsaid:—"Madam, fortheloveofGodIcraveyourpardonofthatwhichIsaidtoyouonSunday, whenyouspoketomeofyourbeauty, forsogrievouslywasIchastisedthereforthatverynight,that 'tisbutto-daythatIhavebeenabletoquitmybed." "Andbywhom," quothmyLadyBattledore,"wereyousochastised?" "Iwilltellyou," returnedFraAlberto."ThatnightIwas, asisevermywont, atmyorisons, whensuddenlyagreatlightshoneinmycell,andbeforeIcouldturnmetoseewhatitwas, Isawstandingovermearightgoodlyyouthwithastoutcudgelinhishand, , heanswered:—''Tisbecausethoudidstto-daypresumetospeakslightinglyofthecelestialcharmsofMonnaLisetta, whomIlovenexttoGodHimself.' WhereuponIasked:—'Andwhoareyou?' :—'Omylord, Iprayyoupardonme.' Wheretoheanswered:—'Ipardontheeonconditionthatthougotoher, withwhatspeedthoumayst, andobtainherpardon, whichifsheaccordtheenot, Ishallcomebackhitherandgivetheebelabouringsenoughwithmycudgeltomaketheeasadmanfortherestofthydays.' Whatmorehesaid, Idarenottellyou, unlessyoufirstpardonme." Whereatourflimspumpion-patedLadyLackbrainwasoverjoyed, takingallthefriar':—"AnddidInottellyou, FraAlberto, thatmycharmswerecelestial? But, sohelpmeGod, Iammovedtopityofyou, andforthwithIpardonyou, lestworseshouldbefallyou, soonlyyoutellmewhatmoretheAngelsaid." "SowillIgladly, Madam,"returnedFraAlberto, "nowthatIhaveyourpardon;thisonlyIbidyoubearinmind, thatyouhaveacarethatneverasoulintheworldhearfromyouasinglewordofwhatIshallsaytoyou, ifyouwouldnotspoilyourgoodfortune, , , andstayawhilewithyou; andseeingthat,beinganangel, ifheshouldvisityouinhisangelicshape, hemightnotbetouchedbyyou, hewould, topleasureyou, presenthimselfinhumanshape; andsohebidsyousendhimword, whenyouwouldhavehimcome, andinwhoseshape, andhewillcome; forwhichcauseyoumaydeemyourselfmoreblessedthananyotherladythatlives." MyLadyVanitythensaidthatshewashighlyflatteredtobebelovedoftheAngelGabriel; whomsheherselflovedsowellthatshehadnevergrudgedfoursolditoburnacandlebeforehispicture, wherevershesawit, andthathewaswelcometovisitherasoftenasheliked, andwouldalwaysfindheraloneinherroom; ontheunderstanding, however, thatheshouldnotdesertherfortheVirginMary, whomshehadheardhedidmightilyaffect, andindeed 'twouldsoappear, for,wherevershesawhim, hewasalwaysonhiskneesatherfeet: fortheresthemightevencomeinwhatshapehepleased, :—"Madam, 'tiswiselyspoken;'tisinyourpowertodomeagreatfavour, whichwillcostyounothing; : thuswillitbe: hewilldisembodymysoul, andsetitinParadise,enteringhimselfintomybody; and, aslongasheshallbewithyou, mysoulwillbeinParadise." WheretomyLadySlenderwit:—"Sobeit," shesaid; "Iamwellpleasedthatyouhavethissolacetosalvethebruisesthathegivesyouonmyaccount." "Good," saidFraAlberto; "thenyouwillseetoitthatto-nighthefind,whenhecomes, yourouterdoorunlatched, thathemayhaveingress; for, coming, ashewill, inhumanshape, hewillnotbeabletoentersavebythedoor.""Itshallbedone," , andtheladyremainedinsuchastateofexaltationthathernetherendknewnotherchemise, ,bethinkinghimthat 'twasnotasanangel, butasacavalierthathemustacquithimselfthatnight, felltofortifyinghimselfwithcomfitsandotherdainties, ,leaveofabsencegotten, hebetookhimatnightfall,withasinglecompanion, tothehouseofawomanthatwashisfriend, whichhousehadservedonformeroccasionsashisbasewhenhewentachasingthefillies; andhavingtheredisguisedhimself, hehiedhim, whenhedeemed 'twastime, tothehouseofthelady, where, donningthegewgawshehadbroughtwithhim, hetransformedhimselfintoanangel, andgoingup, enteredthelady', whogaveherhisblessing, raisedhertoherfeet, ,nothingloath, obeyedforthwith, , FraAlbertowasastout, handsomefellow, whoselegsborethemselvesrightbravely; andbeingbeddedwithMonnaLisetta,whowaslustyanddelicate, hecoveredherafteranotherfashionthanherhusbandhadbeenwont, andtookmanyaflightthatnightwithoutwings, sothatsheheartilycriedhimcontent; , allbeingreadyforhisreturn, hehiedhimforth, andrepaired, caparisonedashewas, tohisfriend, whom, lestheshouldbeaffrighted, sleepingalone, , sosoonasshehadbreakfasted,betookhertoFraAlberto, andreportedtheAngelGabriel'svisit, andwhathehadtoldherofthegloryofthelifeeternal, describinghisappearance, :—"Madam, Iknownothowyoufaredwithhim; butthisIknow, thatlastnighthecametome, andforthatIhaddonehiserrandwithyou, hesuddenlytransportedmysoulamongsuchamultitudeofflowersandrosesaswasneverseenherebelow, andmysoul—whatbecameofmybodyIknownot—tarriedinoneofthemostdelightfulplacesthateverwasfromthathouruntilmatins." "Asforyourbody,"saidthelady, "doInottellyouwhoseitwas? ItlayallnightlongwiththeAngelGabrielinmyarms; andifyoubelievemenot, youhavebuttotookunderyourleftpap, whereIgavetheAngelamightykiss, ofwhichthemarkwilllastforsomedays." "Whythen,"saidFraAlberto, "Iwillevendoto-daywhat 'tislongsinceIdid, towit, undress, thatImayseeifyousaysooth." Sotheyfooleditalongwhile, andthentheladywenthome, , onedayitsobefellthatwhileMonnaLisettawaswithoneofhergossipscanvassingbeauties, she, beingmindedtoexaltherowncharmsaboveallothers, andhaving, asweknow, nonetoomuchwitinherpumpion-pate,observed:—"Didyoubutknowbywhommycharmsareprized, then, forsure, youwouldhavenoughttosayoftherest." Hergossip, allagogtohear, forwellsheknewherfoible, answered:—"Madam, itmaybeasyousay, butstill, whileoneknowsnotwhohemaybe, onecannotalterone'smindsorapidly." WhereuponmyLadyFeatherbrain:—"Gossip," saidshe, "'tisnotforcommontalk, buthethatIwotofistheAngelGabriel, wholovesmemoredearlythanhimself, forthatIam, sohetellsme, thefairestladyinalltheworld, ay, andintheMaremmatoboot."[2]Whereathergossipwouldfainhavelaughed, butheldherselfin, :—"God'sfaith, Madam, if 'tistheAngelGabriel, andhetellsyouso, why, soofcourseitmustneedsbe; butIwistnottheangelsmeddledwithsuchmatters." "Thereyouerred, gossip," saidthelady:"zounds, hedoesitbetterthanmyhusband, andhetellsmetheydoitabovetheretoo, but, asheratesmycharmsaboveanythatareinheaven, heisenamouredofme, andnotseldomvisitsme: sonowdostsee?" Soawaywentthegossipsoagogtotellthestory, thatitseemedtoherathousandyearstillshewaswhereitmightbedone; andbeingmetforrecreationwithagreatcompanyofladies, shenarrateditallindetail:wherebyitpassedtotheladies' husbands, andtootherladies, andfromthemtoyetotherladies, , whoseearsitreached, wereMonnaLisetta'sbrothers-in-law, who, keepingtheirowncounsel,resolvedtofindthisangelandmakeoutwhetherheknewhowtofly; , asithappened, reachedFraAlberto'sears; andso, onenightwhenhewascometoenjoytheladyoncemore, hewasscarceundressedwhenherbrothers-in-law, whohadseenhimcome, wereatthedooroftheroomandalreadyopeningit, whenFraAlberto, hearingthenoiseandapprehendingthedanger, startedup, andhavingnootherresource, threwopenawindowthatlookedontotheGrandCanal, , andhewasanexpertswimmer; sothathetooknohurt, but, havingreachedtheotherbank, foundahouseopen, andforthwithenteredit,prayingthegoodmanthatwaswithin, forGod'ssaketosavehislife, andtrumpingupastorytoaccountforhisbeingthereatsolateanhour, , andhavingoccasiontogoout, heputhiminhisownbed, biddinghimstaythereuntilhisreturn; andso, havinglockedhimin, hewentabouthisbusiness.
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