NowCatella, stillgivingmorecredencetoRicciardo'sstorythanitmerited, hadgonehomeintheeveninginamostresentfulmood, andFilippello, returninghomethesameeveningwithamindgreatlypreoccupied,, grewyetmoresuspiciousthanbefore, andsaidtoherself:—"Doubtlessheisthinkingoftheladyofwhomheexpectstotakehispleasureto-morrow, asmostassuredlyheshallnot;"andso, musingandmeditatingwhatsheshouldsaytohimaftertheirrencounteratthebagnio, —toshortenmystory—uponthestrokeofnoneCatella, takingwithherasingleattendant, butotherwiseadheringtoheroriginalintention, hiedhertothebagniowhichRicciardohadindicated; andfindingthegoodwomanthere, , thegoodwomanaskedher, whethersheweretheladythatwastocometospeakwithhim; towhichsheansweredintheaffirmative."Gotohim, then," ,inquestofthatwhichshewouldgladlynothavefound, wasshewntothechamberwhereRicciardowas, andhavingenteredwithoutuncoveringherhead,,Ricciardosprangoutofbed, tookherinhisarms,andsaidcaressingly:—"Welcome, mysoul." Catella,dissembling, forshewasmindedatfirsttocounterfeitanotherwoman, returnedhisembrace, kissedhim, andlavishedendearmentsuponhim; saying, thewhile, notaword, , whichwasprofound, wasequallywelcometoboth; , where, withnowordsaidoneithersideinavoicethatmightberecognized, theylayalongwhile, , Catella, deemingithightimetoventherharbouredresentment, burstforthinablazeofwrathonthiswise:—"Alas! howwretchedisthelotofwomen, howmisplacedofnotafewthelovetheybeartheirhusbands! Ah, woeisme! foreightyearshaveIlovedtheemoredearlythanmylife; andnowIfindthatthou, basemiscreantthatthouart, dostnoughtbutburnandlanguishforloveofanotherwoman! Herethouhastbeen—withwhom,thinkestthou? Evenwithherwhomthouhasttoolongdeludedwiththyfalseblandishments, makingpretencetoloveherwhilethouartenamouredofanother.'TisI, Catella, notthewifeofRicciardo, falsetraitorthatthouart; listifthouknowestmyvoice; 'tisIindeed!Ah! wouldwewerebutinthelight!— itseemstomeathousandyearstillthen—thatImightshametheeasthoudeservest, vile, pestilentdogthatthouart! Alas!woeisme! suchloveasIhavebornesomanyyears—towhom? Tothisfaithlessdog, that, thinkingtohaveastrangewomaninhisembrace, hasinthebriefwhilethatIhavebeenwithhimherelavisheduponmemorecaressesandendearmentsthanduringalltheforepasttimethatIhavebeenhis! Alivelysparkindeedartthouto-day, renegadedog, thatshewestthyselfsolimpandenervateandimpotentathome! But, Godbepraised, thouhasttilledthineownplot, andnotanother's, ; thouwastthinkingofscatteringthyseedelsewhere, , , culprit? Hastthounoughttosay? Havemywordsstrucktheedumb? God'; but, byGod, oneisasknowingasanother;thyplothasfailed; Ihadbetterhoundsonthytrailthanthoudidstthinkfor." Ricciardo, inlydelightedbyherwords, madenoanswer, butembracedandkissedhermorethanever, ,saying:—"Ay, thouthinkesttocajolemewiththyfeignedcaresses, wearisomedogthatthouart, andsotopacifyandmollifyme; , , miscreant, asfairasthewifeofRicciardoMinutolo? AmInotasgoodaladyasshe? Whydostnotanswer, viledog? Whereinhasshetheadvantageofme? Awaywiththee! touchmenot; , nowthatthouknowestwhoIam, thouwiltwreakthywillonmebyforce: butbyGod', wholovedmemorethanhimselfandyetwasneverabletoboastthathehadasingleglancefromme; norknowIwhy ',and 'tisnofaultofthinethatthouhadsthernot: so, ifIhadhim, thoucouldstnotjustlyblameme."
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