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The ADVENTURES of
to fatisfy his defue. She repulfed him with an
air of feverity, and threatened to make Don Ana-
ftaliopunifti his raflinefs. The gallant terrified at
this menace, promifed to fpeak no more of his
paffion, and on the faith of that promife, Elte-
phania pardoned what was part.
Don Huberto, who was naturally a very wicked
man, could not behold his love fo ill repaid, with-,
out conceiving a bafe defire of being revenged.
He knew the jealous temper of Don Anaftafio, to n
be fufceptible of any impreflion which he had a
mind to give 5 and he needed no more than this;
intelligence to form the biackeft defign that ever
entered into the heart of a villain. One evening,,
while he and this weak hufband were walking to-:
gether, by themfelves; he faid to him, with a
melancholy air, “ My dear friend, I can no longer
live without revealing to you a fecret, which 1
would have kept for ever from your knowledge,
were not your honour dearer to you than your re-
pofe; but your delicacy and mine in point of in-:
juries, permits me not to conceal what paffes at
your houfe ; prepare to hear a piece of news, which
will give you as much forrow as furprize, for I
mufl touch you in the tendereft part.”
” I underftaud you, (faid Don Anaftafio, al-i
ready difcompofed) your couiin is unfaithful.”-
“ I no longer own her for my coufin, (replied
Hordales, with an air of indignation) 1 renounce!
her : for fhe is unworthy of fuch a hufband.’"
“ ’Tis too much to make me languiih in thi
manner, (cried Don Anaftafio:) fpeak s what has
Eftephania done ?” “ She has betrayed you, (an-
fwered Huberto 5 you have a rival, whom fhe en¬
tertains in private : but 1 know not his name; for
the adulterer, by the favour of a dark night.
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