Know, then, that, as 'tisrelatedbythemofoldtime,therewasonceinourcityaverygreatandwealthymerchant, LeonardoSighieribyname, whohadbyhisladyasonnamedGirolamo, afterwhosebirthhedepartedthislife, leavinghisaffairsinmeetanddueorder; , consortingmorefrequentlywiththeneighbours' childrenthananyothersofthequarter, hemadefriendswithagirlofhisownagethatwasthedaughterofatailor; andincourseoftimethisfriendshipripenedintoalovesogreatandvehement, thatGirolamowaseverillateasewhenhesawhernot; , sheconfidedherdistresstohisguardians, speaking—forbyreasonofherboy'sgreatwealthshethoughttomake, asitwere,anorange-treeoutofabramble—onthiswise:—"Thisboyofours, whoisnowscarcefourteenyearsold, issoinlovewithadaughterofoneofourneighbours, atailor— Salvestraisthegirl'sname—that, ifwepartthemnot, hewill, peradventure, noneelsewitting,takehertowifesomeday, andIshallneverbehappyagain; or, ifheseehermarriedtoanother, hewillpineaway; topreventwhich, methinks, youwoulddowelltosendhimawaytodistantpartsontheaffairsoftheshop; forso, beingoutofsightshewillcomeatlengthtobeoutofmind, andthenwecangivehimsomewell-borngirltowife." Wheretotheguardiansanswered, that 'twaswellsaid, andthatitshouldbesodonetothebestoftheirpower: sotheycalledtheboyintotheshop, andoneofthembegantalkingtohimveryaffectionatelyonthiswise:—"Myson, thouartnowalmostgrownup; 'twerewellthoushouldstnowbegintolearnsomethingforthyselfofthyownaffairs:whereforeweshouldbeverywellpleasedifthouwerttogostayatParisawhile, wherethouwiltseehowwetradewithnotalittleofthywealth, besideswhichthouwilttherebecomeamuchbetter, finer, andmorecompletegentlemanthanthoucouldsthere, andwhenthouhastseenthelordsandbaronsandseigneursthatarethereinplenty, andhastacquiredtheirmanners,thoucanstreturnhither." Theboylistenedattentively,andthenansweredshortlythathewouldhavenoneofit, , butwereunabletoelicitotheranswerfromhim, , andgavehimagreatscolding, notforhisrefusingtogotoParis, butforhislove; whichdone, shepliedhimwithsoft, wheedlingwords, andendearingexpressionsandgentleentreatiesthathewouldbepleasedtodoashisguardianswouldhavehim; wherebyatlengthsheprevailedsofar, thatheconsentedtogotoParisforayearandnomore; andso', , tofindhisSalvestramarriedtoagoodyouththatwasatent-maker; , seeingthatwhatmustbemustbe, hesoughttocomposehismind; and, havinggottoknowwhereshelived, hetooktocrossingherpath, accordingtothewontofyoungmeninlove, thinkingthatshecouldnomorehaveforgottenhimthanheher.'Twasotherwise,however; sherememberedhimnomorethanifshehadneverseenhim; or, ifshehadanyrecollectionofhim,shedissembledit: whereoftheyoungmanwasverysoonware, ; but, astherebyheseemedtobenothingadvantaged, hemadeuphismind, thoughheshoulddieforit, , beinginstructedastoherhousebyaneighbour, heentereditprivilyoneeveningwhensheandherhusbandweregonetospendtheearlierhourswithsomeneighbours, andhidhimselfinherroombehindsometent-clothsthatwerestretchedthere, andwaitedtilltheywerecomeback, andgonetobed,, andsaidashegentlylaidhishanduponherbosom:—"Omysoul, artthouyetasleep?" Thegirlwasawake, andwasonthepointofutteringacry, whenheforestalledher, saying:—"Hush! forGod'." Whereuponshe, tremblingineverylimb:—"Nay, butforGod'ssake, Girolamo, begone:'tispast, thetimeofourchildhood, ; wherefore'tisnolongerseemlythatIshouldcareforanyothermanthanmyhusband, andsobytheoneGod, Ipraythee, begone; for, ifmyhusbandweretoknowthatthouarthere, theleastevilthatcouldensuewouldbethatIshouldnevermorebeabletolivewithhiminpeaceorcomfort, whereas, havinghislove, Inowpassmydayswithhimintranquilhappiness." Whichspeechcausedtheyoungmangrievousdistress; but'twasinvainthatheremindedherofthepast, andofhislovethatdistancehadnotimpaired, , yearningfordeath, hebesoughtheratlastthatshewouldsufferhimtolieawhilebesidehertillhegotsomeheat, forhewaschilledthroughandthrough, waitingforher, andpromisedherthathewouldsayneverawordtoher, nortouchher, , beingnotwithoutpityforhim, , andtouchedhernot; but, gatheringupintoonethoughtthelovehehadsolongborneher,theharshnesswithwhichshenowrequitedit, andhisruinedhopes, resolvedtolivenolonger, andinaconvulsion, withoutaword, andwithfistsclenched, expiredbyherside.
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