his name, he made Answer, that he believed Don Hippolito not far off,
and if she had a Moments Patience he would enquire for him.
He went out, leaving the Lady in the Room, and made search all round
the House and Garden for Aurelian, but to no purpose. The Lady
impatient of his long stay took a Pen and Ink and some Paper which she
found upon the Table, and had just made an End of her Letter, when
hearing a Noise of more than one coming up Stairs, she concluded his
Friend had found him, and that her Letter would be to no purpose, so
tore it in pieces, which she repented; when turning about, she found
her Mistake, and beheld Don Fabio and the Marquess of Viterbo just
entring at the Door. She gave a Shriek at the Surprize of their
Appearance, which much troubled the Old Gentlemen, and made them retire
in Confusion for putting a Gentlewoman into such a Fright. The Marquess
thinking they had been misinformed, or had mistaken the Lodgings, came
forward again, and made an Apology to the Lady for their Errour; but
she making no reply, walk’d directly by him down Stairs and went into
her Coach, which hurried her away as speedily as the Horses were able
to draw.
The Dons were at a loss what to think, when, Hippolito coming into the
Room to give the Lady an Account of his Errant, was no less astonished
to find she was departed, and had left Two Old Signiors in her stead.
He knew Don Fabio’s Face, for Aurelian had shewn him his Father at the
Tilting; but being confident he was not known to him, he ventur’d to
ask him concerning a Lady whom just now he had left in that Chamber.
Don Fabio told him, she was just gone down, and doubted they had been
Guilty of a Mistake, in coming to enquire for a Couple of Gentlemen
whom they were informed were Lodged in that House; he begg’d his Pardon
if he had any Relation to that Lady, and desired to know if he could
give them any Account of the Persons they sought for. Hippolito made
answer, He was a Stranger in the Place, and only a Servant to that Lady
whom they had disturb’d, and whom he must go and seek out. And in this
Perplexity he left them, going again in Search of Aurelian, to inform
him of what had passed.
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