Hippolitoassoonasshewasgonein,begantomakehisRemarksabouttheHouse,walkingroundthegreatCourt,viewingtheGardensandallthePassagesleadingtothatsideofthePiazza。Havingsufficientlyinformedhimself,withaHeartfullofLove,andaHeadfullofStratagem,hewalkedtowardhisLodging,impatienttillthearrivalofAurelianthathemightgivehimselfvent。Inwhichinterim,letmetakethelibertytodigressalittle,andtelltheReadersomethingwhichIdonotdoubthehasapprehendedhimselflongago,ifhebenotthedullestReaderintheWorld;yetonlyfororderssake,letmetellhimIsay,ThatayoungGentleman(CousintotheaforesaidDonFabritio)happenedonenighttohavesomewordsataGameingHousewithoneLorenzo,whichcreatedaQuarreloffatalConsequencetotheformer,whowaskilledupontheSpot,andlikelytobesotothelatter,whowasverydesperatelywounded。
FabritiobeingmuchconcernedforhisKinsman,vow’drevenge(accordingtotheancientandlaudablecustomofItaly)uponLorenzoifhesurviv’d,orincaseofhisdeath(ifitshouldhappentoanticipatethat,muchmoreswingingDeathwhichhehadinstoreforhim)uponhisnextofKin,andsotodescendLineallylikeanEnglishEstate,toalltheHeirsMalesofthisFamily。ThissameFabritiohadindeed(asLeonoratoldHippolito)takenparticularnoticeofhimfromhisfirstentranceintotheRoom,andwassofardoubtfulastogooutimmediatelyhimself,andmakeenquiryconcerningLorenzo,butwasquicklyinform’dofthegreatnessofhisError,inbelievingaMantobeabroad,whowassoillofhisWounds,thattheynowdespair’dofhisrecovery;andthereuponreturn’dtotheBallverywellsatisfied,butnotbeforeLeonoraandHippolitoweredeparted。
So,Reader,havingnowdischarg’dmyConscienceofasmallDiscoverywhichIthoughtmyselfobligedtomaketoThee,Iproceedtotellthee,thatourFriendAurelianhadbythistimedancedhimselfintoaNetwhichheneithercould,norwhichisworsedesiredtountangle。
HisSoulwascharm’dtothemovementofherBody:anAirsograceful,sosweet,soeasieandsogreat,hehadneverseen。ShehadsomethingofMajestyinher,whichappear’dtobebornwithher;
andthoughitstruckanaweintotheBeholders,yetwasitsweetnedwithafamiliarityofBehaviour,whichrendreditagreeabletoeveryBody。ThegrandeurofherMienwasnotstiff,butunstudiedandunforced,mixedwithasimplicity;free,yetnotloosenoraffected。