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    wer. 'ItwasthefirstthingIthoughtof.' 'Yourwifemusthavebeen—surprisedtoseeyou.' 'Anddelighted.' 'Ah!'Shecrossedherhandsandsmiled. Iwonderedwhatshemeant. 'Youwerenotexpectedfortwodays,Ithink.' 'Youknowmymovementsverywell.Iampleasedtofindyoutakesuchinterestinme.' 'Oh,itisnotIalone.Thewholetowntakesinterestinyou.Youhavebeenamostpleasanttopicofconversation.' 'Really!'Iwasgettingalittleangry.'Andwhathasthetowntosayofme?' 'Oh,Idonotwanttotroubleyourpeaceofmind.' 'Willyouhavethegoodnesstotellmewhatyoumean?' Sheshruggedhershouldersandsmiledenigmatically. 'Well?'Isaid. 'Ifyouinsist,Iwilltellyou.Theysaythatyouareacomplaisanthusband.' 'Thatisalie!' 'Youarenotpolite,'sheansweredcalmly. 'Howdareyousaysuchthings,youimpudentwoman!' 'Mygoodsir,itistrue,perfectlytrue.AskMatteo.' SuddenlyIrememberedMatteo'squestion,andhislookofrelief.Asuddenfearranthroughme.ItookholdofClaudia'swristsandsaid,— 'Whatdoyoumean?Whatdoyoumean?' 'Leavegoyouhurtme!' 'Answer,Itellyou.Iknowyouaredyingtotellme.Isthiswhyyoulayinwaitforme,andbroughtmehere?Tellme.' AsuddentransformationtookplaceinClaudiarageandhatebrokeoutandcontortedherface,sothatonewouldnothaverecognisedit. 'Doyousupposeyoucanescapetheordinaryfateofhusbands?'Shebrokeintoasavagelaugh. 'Itisalie.YouslanderGiuliabecauseyouareyourselfimpure.' 'Youwerewillingenoughtotakeadvantageofthatimpurity.DoyousupposeGiulia'scharacterhasalteredbecauseyouhavemarriedher?Shemadeherfirsthusbandacuckold,anddoyousupposethatshehassuddenlyturnedvirtuous?Youfool!' 'Itisalie.Iwillnotbelieveawordofit.' 'ThewholetownhasbeenringingwithherloveforGiorgiodall'Aste.' Igaveacryitwasforhimthatsheabandonedmebefore.... 'Ah,youbelievemenow!' 'Listen!'Isaid.'Ifthisisno
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