IntheveryancientcityofNaples, whichforlovelinesshasnotitssuperiororperhapsitsequalinItaly, thereoncelivedayoungman, renownedalikefornoblebloodandthesplendourofhisvastwealth, ; —suchwasthelady'sname—wasmarriedtoayoungman, likewiseofgentleblood, FilippelloFighinolfibyname, whomshe, mostvirtuousofladies, , RicciardoMinutololeftnoneofthosemeansuntriedwherebyalady'sfavourandlovearewonttobegained, butforallthathemadenowaytowardstheattainmentofhisheart'sdesire:wherebyhefellintoasortofdespair, andwitlessandpowerlesstoloosehimselffromhislove, foundlifescarcetolerable, , itbefellonedaythatsomeladiesthatwereofkintohimcounselledhimearnestlytobequitofsuchalove, wherebyhecouldbutfrethimselftonopurpose, seeingthatCatellacaredfornoughtintheworldsaveFilippello, 'sjealousy,, andtohavetransferredittoanotherlady, , includingCatellaherself,begantothinkthathehadforgottenCatella, , untiltheopinionwassofirmlyrootedinthemindsofallthatevenCatellalaidasideacertainreservewhichshehadusedtowardshimwhileshedeemedhimherlover, and, comingandgoing,greetedhiminfriendly, neighbourlyfashion, ,when, accordingtothecustomoftheNeapolitans,manycompaniesofladiesandgentlemenwentdowntothesea-coasttorecreatethemselvesandbreakfastandsup, Ricciardo, knowingthatCatellawasgonethitherwithhercompany, wentlikewisewithhis,but, makingasifhewerenotmindedtostaythere,hereceivedseveralinvitationsfromtheladiesofCatella', theyallwithoneaccord,includingCatella, begantorallyhimonhisnewlove,, onehither, anotherthither,astheydoinsuchplaces, leavingCatellaandafewotherswithRicciardo, hetossedatCatellaalightallusiontoacertainloveofherhusbandFilippello,whichthrewheratonceintosuchafitofjealousy,; then, brookingnomoresuspense, sheadjuredRicciardo, bytheloveheboretheladywhommostheloved, :—"YouhaveadjuredmebyhertowhomIdarenotdenyaughtthatyoumayaskofme; myriddlethereforeIwillpresentlyreadyou, providedyoupromisemethatneithertohimnortoanyoneelsewillyouimpartaughtofwhatIshallrelatetoyou, untilyoushallhaveocularevidenceofitstruth; which, soyoudesireit, Iwillteachyouhowyoumayobtain." Theladyacceptedhisterms, whichratherconfirmedherbeliefinhisveracity, , thattheymightnotbeoverheardbytherest,andRicciardothusbegan:—"Madam, didIloveyou,asIoncedid, IshouldnotdaretotellyouaughtthatIthoughtmightcauseyoupain; but, nowthatthatloveispast, , ordeemedthatitwasreturnedbyyou, Iknownot: whetheritweresoorno, hecertainlynevershewedanysuchfeelingtome; butsoitisthatnow, havingwaited, perhaps, until, ashesupposes, Iamlesslikelytobeonmyguard, heshewsadispositiontoservemeasIdoubthesuspectsthatIservedhim; thatistosay, hewouldfainhavehispleasureofmywife, whomforsometimepasthehas,asIdiscover, , andhasansweredhimaccordingtomyinstructions: butonlythismorning,justbeforeIcamehither, Ifoundawomanincloseparleywithherinthehouse, whosetruecharacterandpurposeIforthwithdivined; soIcalledmywife, :—''TisthispersecutionbyFilippellowhichthouhastbroughtuponmebytheencouraginganswersthatthouwouldsthavemegivehim: henowtellsmethatheismostearnestlydesiroustoknowmyintentions, andthat, shouldIbesominded, hewouldcontrivethatIshouldhavesecretaccesstoabagniointhiscity, , whereforeIknownot, biddenmekeeptheaffairafoot, Iwouldhavedismissedhiminsuchasortthatmymovementswouldhavebeenexemptfromhispryingobservationforever.' UponthisIsawthattheaffairwasgoingtoofar; Ideterminedtohavenomoreofit, andtoletyouknowit, thatyoumayunderstandhowherequitesyourwhole-heartedfaith, , butmaybeable, shouldyousodesire, toverifythembysightandtouch, Icausedmywifetotellthewomanwhostillwaitedheranswer, thatshewouldbeatthebagnioto-morrowaboutnone, duringthesiesta: , Isuppose, imaginethatIwouldsendherthither; butifIwereinyourplace, heshouldfindmethereinsteadofherwhomhethinkstofindthere; andwhenIhadbeensomelittletimewithhim, Iwouldgivehimtounderstandwithwhomhehadbeen, , Idoubtnot, hewouldbeputtosuchshameaswouldatoneandthesametimeavengeboththewrongwhichhehasdonetoyouandthatwhichheplotsagainstme."
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