+Fran.+ I tell you, madam, I will bring him t' ye So mortified, he shall an object be For pity, not for anger: you'll need employ Kindness to erect the poor dejected knight. +Blan.+ It fell out luckily, that Violante Came hither; for, my brother now engag'd With her, we're safe till ten o'clock at least. +Fran.+ But how shall we dispose of Silvia? It will be hard to 'scape her observation, For she has wit, and of the dangerous kind-- A melancholy wit. O the unlucky star, That leads a lady, engaged in love-intrigues, To take a new attendant near her person! +Blan.+ 'Twas an unluckiness; but Violante Could not be denied, I having told her So often that I wanted one; besides, Who could have thought sh' had one ready at hand? But we must make the best on't for this night: 'Twill not be hard to busy her, till 't be late, In the perfuming-room. This near occasion Well o'er, I think it will not be amiss, Against another, to say somewhat to her, That may, in case she have perceiv'd anything, Persuade her she is not distrusted. +Fran.+ Madam, take heed of that: whene'er you find It necessary to say anything, Be sure to say that, that she may think all. Take one rule more from my experience: Nothing so fatal as a confidence By halves in amorous transactions. But here she comes-- _Enter +ELVIRA+._ +Blan.+ Come, Silvia, and take your part of this sweet place; This is a day indeed to taste its freshness. +Elv.+ Madam, I needs must say, within a town I never saw so fine a one. +Blan.+ In truth I think not many sweeter. Those fountains, Playing among the orange-trees and myrtles, Have a fine mix'd effect on all the senses, But think not, Silvia, to enjoy the pleasure Without contributing to make it more. +Elv.+ How can I be so happy? +Blan.+ Francisca tells me she has overheard you Warbling alone such notes unto yourself, As have not only a good voice betray'd, But skill to manage it. +Elv.+ It is Francisca, That has betray'd a very ill one, madam. +Blan.+ Under yon palm-tree's shade, there is a seat That yields to none in the advantages It lends to music: let's go sit down there. For this first time, one song shall satisfy. +Elv.+ When you have heard that one, I shall not fear Your asking me another. [_They go and sit down under the palm-tree, and +Elvira+ sings._ +The Song.+