unhappy,shortsightedanselo,whatartthoudog,whatartthouplottg,whatartthoudevisg?bethktheethouartworkgagastthyself,plottgtheowndishonour,devisgtheownruthywifecaillaisvirtuo,thoudostpossessherpeaceandietness,nooneassailsthyhappess,herthoughtswandernotbeyondthewallsofthyhoe,thouartherheavenonearth,theobjectofherwi射s,thefulfilntofherdesires,theasurewherewith射asuresherwill,akgitnforallthgstotheandheaven&039;sif,then,theeofherhonour,beauty,virtue,andodestyyieldstheewithoutlabourallthewealthitntasandthoucanstwishfor,whywiltthoudigtheearthsearchoffreshves,ofnewunknowntreasure,riskgthellapseofall,sceitbutrestsonthefeeblepropsofherweaknature?bethktheethatfrohiwhoseeksipossibilitiesthatwhichispossibleaywithjticebewithheld,aswasbetterexpressedbyapoetwhosaid:
&039;tisetoseekforlifedeath,
healthdiseaseseeki,
iseekprinfreedo&039;sbreath,
traitorsloyalty
fatethateversrnstogrant
orgraceorboonto,
scewhatcanneverbeiwant,
denieswhatightbe
thenextdayanselotookhisdepartureforthevilla,leavgstructionswithcaillathatdurghisabsencelothariowouldetolookafterhishoeandtodewithher,andthat射wastotreathias射wouldhiselfcaillawasdistressed,asadiscreetandright-dedwoanwouldbe,attheordersherhbandlefther,andbadehireberthatitwasnotbegthatanyoneshouldoupyhisseatatthetabledurghisabsence,andifheactedthfronotfeelgnfidencethat射wouldbeabletoanahishoe,lethitryherthisti,andhewouldfdbyexperiencethat射wasealtogreaterresponsibilitiesanselorepliedthatitwashispleasuretohaveit,andthat射hadonlytosubitandobeycaillasaid射woulddo,thoughagastherwill
anselowent,andthenextdaylothariocatohishoe,wherehewasreceivedbycaillawithafriendlyandodestwele;but射neversufferedlothariotoseeheralone,for射wasalwaysattendedbyhernandwonservants,especiallybyahandaidofhers,leonelabyna,towho射wasuchattached(fortheyhadbeenbroughtuptotherfrochildhoodherfather&039;shoe),andwho射hadkeptwithherafterherarriawithanselothefirstthreedayslothariodidnotspeaktoher,thoughheighthavedonewhentheyreovedtheclothandtheservantsretiredtodehastily;forsuchwerecailla&039;sorders;nayore,leonelahaddirectionstodeearlierthancaillaandnevertoleaveherside射,however,havgherthoughtsfixeduponotherthgsoretohertaste,andwantgthattiandopportunityforherownpleasures,didnotalwaysobeyheristress&039;sands,butonthentraryleftthealone,asiftheyhadorderedhertodo;buttheodestbeargofcailla,thecalnessofheruntenance,theposureofheraspectwereenoughtobridlethetongueoflothariobutthefencewhichtheanyvirtuesofcaillaexertediposgsilenceonlothario&039;stongueprovedischievoforbothofthe,forifhistonguewassilenthisthoughtswereby,andulddwellatleisureupontheperfectionsofcailla&039;sgoodnessandbeautyonebyone,插rsenoughtowarwithloveaarblestatue,nottosayaheartoffleshlothariogazeduponherwhenheighthavebeenspeakgtoher,andthoughthowworthyofbegloved射was;andthreflectionbeganlittlebylittletoassailhisallegiancetoanselo,andathoandtishethoughtofwithdragfrothecityandgogwhereanseloshouldneverseehinorheseecaillabutalreadythedelighthefoundgazgonherterposedandheldhifastheputanstratuponhiself,andstruggledtorepelandrepressthepleasurehefoundnteplatgcailla;whenalonehebladhiselfforhisweakness,calledhiselfabadfriend,nayabadchristian;thenhearguedtheatterandparedhiselfwithanselo;alwaysgtothencsionthatthefollyandrashnessofanselohadbeenworsethanhisfaithlessness,andthatifheuldexcehistentionsaseasilybeforegodaswithan,hehadnoreantofearanypunishntforhisoffence
shortthebeautyandgoodnessofcailla,joedwiththeopportunitywhichthebldhbandhadplacedhishands,overthrewtheloyaltyoflothario;andgivgheedtonothgsavetheobjecttowardswhichhisclationsledhi,afteranselohadbeenthreedaysabsent,durgwhichhehadbeencarrygonantualstrugglewithhispassion,hebegantoakelovetocaillawithuchvehenceandwarthoflanguathat射wasoverwheldwithaazent,anduldonlyrisefroherplaceandretiretoherroowithoutanswerghiawordbutthehopewhichalwayssprgsuithlovewasnotweakenedlothariobythisrepellgdeanour;onthentraryhispassionforcaillacreased,and射disverghiwhat射hadneverexpected,knewnotwhattodo;andnsidergitneithersafenorrighttogivehithe插nceoropportunityofspeakgtoheraga,射relvedtosend,as射didthatverynight,oneofherservantswithalettertoanselo,which射addressedthefollogwordstohi
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whichisntuedthenovelof&ot;theill-advisedcuriosity&ot;
&ot;itisonlysaidthatanarylooksillwithoutitsneralandacastlewithoutitscastellan,andisaythatayoungarriedwoanlooksstillworsewithoutherhbandunlessthereareverygoodreansforitifdyselfillateasewithoutyou,andcapableofendurgthisseparation,thatunlessyoureturnicklyishallhavetogoforrelieftoyparents&039;hoe,evenifileaveyourswithoutaprotector;fortheoneyouleft,ifdeedhedeservedthattitle,has,ithk,oreregardtohisownpleasurethantowhatncernsyou:asyouarepossessedofdiscernntineedsaynooretoyou,nordeedisitfittgishouldsayore&ot;
anseloreceivedthisletter,andfroithegatheredthatlothariohadalreadybegunhistaskandthatcaillathaverepliedtohiashewouldhavewi射d;anddelightedbeyondasureatsuchtellincehesentwordtohernottoleavehishoeonanyaount,ashewouldveryshortlyreturncaillawasastoni射datanselo&039;sreply,whichplacedhergreaterperplexitythanbefore,for射neitherdaredtoreaherownhoe,noryettogotoherparents&039;;forreaghervirtuewasiperilled,andgog射wasopposgherhband&039;sandsfally射decideduponwhatwastheworseurseforher,torea,relvgnottoflyfrothepresenceoflothario,that射ightnotgivefoodforgossiptoherservants;and射nowbegantoregrethavgwrittenas射hadtoherhband,feargheightiagethatlothariohadperceivedherlightnesswhichhadipelledhitolayasidetherespectheowedher;butnfidentofherrectitude射puthertrtgodandherownvirtuotentions,withwhich射hopedtoresistsilenceallthelicitationsoflothario,withoutsayganythgtoherhbandasnottovolvehianyarrelortrouble;and射evenbegantonsiderhowtoexcelothariotoanselowhenheshouldaskherwhatitwasthatducedhertowritethatletterwiththeseretions,orehonourablethanjudiciooreffectual,射reaedthenextdaylistengtolothario,whopressedhissuitstrenuolythatcailla&039;sfirnessbegantowaver,andhervirtuehadenoughtodotoetotherescueofhereyesandkeepthefroshogsignsofacertatenderpassionwhichthetearsandappealsoflothariohadawakenedherbolotharioobservedallthis,anditfladhialltheoreshorthefeltthatwhileanselo&039;sabsenceaffordedtiandopportunityhetpressthesieofthefortress,andheassailedherself-esteewithpraisefherbeauty,forthereisnothgthatoreicklyreducesandlevelsthecastletowersoffairwon&039;svanitythanvanityitselfuponthetongueofflatteryfactwiththeutostassiduityheunderedtherockofherpuritywithsuchengesthathadcaillabeenofbrass射thavefallenhewept,heentreated,heproised,heflattered,heiportuned,hepretendedwithuchfeelgandapparentscerity,thatheoverthrewthevirtuorelvesofcaillaandwonthetriuphheleastexpectedandostlondforcaillayielded,caillafell;butwhatwonderifthefriendshipoflothariouldnotstandfir?aclearprooftothatthepassionofloveistobeneredonlybyflygfroit,andthatnooneshouldengaastrugglewithaneneyighty;fordivestrengthisneededtooverehishuanpowerleonelaaloneknewofheristress&039;sweakness,fortheofalsefriendsandnewloverswereunabletoncealitlothariodidnotcaretotellcaillatheobjectanselohadview,northathehadaffordedhitheopportunityofattagsucharesult,lest射shouldundervaehisloveandthkthatitwasby插nceandwithouttendgitandnotofhisownaordthathehadadelovetoher
afewdayslateranseloreturnedtohishoeanddidnotperceivewhatithadlost,thatwhichhelightlytreatedandhighlyprizedhewentatoncetoseelothario,andfoundhiatho;theyebracedeachother,andanseloaskedforthetidgsofhislifeorhisdeath
&ot;thetidgsihavetogivethee,anseloyfriend,&ot;saidlothario,&ot;arethatthoudostpossessawifethatisworthytobethepatternandcrownofallgoodwivesthewordsthatihaveaddressedtoherwereborneawayonthed,yproiseshavebeendespised,ypresentshavebeenrefed,suchfeignedtearsasi射dhavebeenturnedtoopenridiculeshort,ascaillaistheessenceofallbeauty,is射thetreasure-hoewherepuritydwells,andntlenessandodestyabidewithallthevirtuesthatcannferpraise,honour,andhappessuponawoantakebackthyoney,yfriend;hereitis,andihavehadnoneedtotouchit,forthe插stityofcaillayieldsnottothgsbaseasgiftsorproisesbentent,anselo,andrefrafroakgfurtherproof;andasthouhastpasseddryshodthroughtheseaofthosedoubtsandspicionsthatareandaybeentertaedofwon,seeknotnagatothedeepoceanofnewebarrassnts,orwithanotherpilotaketrialofthegoodnessandstrengthofthebarkthatheavenhasgrantedtheeforthypassaacrosstheseaofthisworld;butreckonthyselfnowsafeport,oorthyselfwiththeanchorofundreflection,andrestpeaceuntilthouartcalledupontopaythatdebtwhichnonobilityonearthcanescapepayg&ot;