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lentofhusbands.'
'Oh,Ihavetemptationenough,Iassureyou,'sheansweredquickly.
'Icanwellbelievethat.'
'ButIamasfaithfultohimasifIwereoldanduglyandyetheisjealous.'
'Weallhaveourcrossesinthislife,'Iremarkedsententiously.
'HeavenknowsIhaveminebutIhavemyconsolations.'
SoIsupposed,andanswered,—
'Oh!'
'Ipouroutmysoulinaseriesofsonnets.'
'AsecondPetrarch!'
'Myfriendssaysomeofthemarenotunworthyofthatgreatname.'
'Icanwellbelieveit.'
Herereliefcame,andlikethetiredsentinel,Ileftthepostofduty.IthoughtofmysweetGiulia,andwonderedatherbeautyandcharmitwasallsomuchclearerandcleanerthanthedrossIsawaroundme.Icameaway,forIwaspiningforsolitude,andthenIgavemyselfuptotheexquisitedreamsofmylove.
Atlastthetimecame,thelongdayhadatlastwornaway,andthenight,thefriendoflovers,gavemeleavetogotoGiulia.
