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inthemostaffectingmanner.
'Whyhaveyounotbeentoseeme,MesserFilippo?'sheasked.
'Indeed,madam,Iwasafraidofbeingintrusive.'
'Ah,'shesaid,withasweepingglance,'howcouldyoube!No,therewasanotherreasonforyourabsence.Alas!'
'Idarednotfacethoselustrouseyes.'
Sheturnedthemfullonme,andthenturnedthemup,Madonna-wise,showingthewhites.
'Aretheysocruel,doyouthink?'
'Theyaretoobrilliant.Howdangeroustothemothisthecandleandinthiscasethecandleistwain.'
'Buttheysaythemothasitfluttersintheflameenjoysaperfectionofecstasy.'
'Ah,butIamaverysensiblemoth,'Iansweredinamatter-of-facttone,'andIamafraidofburningmywings.'
'Howprosaic!'shemurmured.
'Themuse,'Isaidpolitely,'losesherforcewhenyouarepresent.'
SheevidentlydidnotquiteunderstandwhatImeant,fortherewasalookofslightbewildermentinhereyesandIwasnotsurpris
