\"Ifyouhadbeenstayinganywhereelse，monsieur，mybrotherwouldhavegonetopayhisrespectstoyouyesterday。\"
Orsomadeendlessapologies，vowinghehadnothingtodowithhissister’sabsurdstratagem，bywhichheappeareddeeplymortified。TheprefectandtheelderBarriciniappearedtobelieveinthesincerityofhisregret，andindeedthisbeliefwasjustifiedbyhisevidentconfusionandthereproachesheaddressedtohissister。Butthemayor’stwosonsdidnotseemsatisfied。
\"Wearebeingmadetolooklikefools，\"saidOrlanduccioaudibly。
\"Ifmysisterweretoplaymesuchtricks，\"saidVincentello，\"I’dsooncureherfancyforbeginningthemagain。\"
Thewords，andthetoneinwhichtheywereuttered，offendedOrso，anddiminishedhisgood-will。Glancesthatwereanythingbutfriendlywereexchangedbetweenhimandthetwoyoungmen。