You must know, that as soon as the noise of old _Sebastian_, _Octavio_’. uncle’s death was noised about, and that he was thereupon fled, they seized all the estates, both that of the uncle, and that of _Octavio_, as belonging to him by right of law; but looking upon him as his uncle’s murderer, they were forfeited to the _States_. This part of ill news _Octavio_ kept from _Sylvia_, but took order, that such a process might be begun in his name with the _States_ that might retrieve it; and sent word, if it could not be carried on by attornies (for he was not, he said, in health) that nevertheless he would come into _Holland_ himself. But they being not able to prove, by the witness of any of _Octavio_’. or _Sebastian_’. servants, that _Octavio_ had any hand in his death; but, on the contrary all circumstances, and the coroner’s verdict, brought it in as a thing done by accident, and through his own fault, they were obliged to release to _Octavio_ all his fortune, with that of his uncle, which was this day brought to him, by those he was obliged to dine, and make up some accounts withal: he therefore told her, he feared he should be absent all that afternoon; which she was the more pleased at, because if _Philander_ should return before she had ordered the method of their visit, so as not to meet with each other (which was her only contrivance now) she should be sure he would not see or be seen by _Octavio_; who had no sooner taken his leave, but _Philander_ returns; who being now fully bent upon some adventure to see _Calista_, if possible, and which intrigue would take up his whole time; to excuse his absence to the jealous _Sylvia_, he feigned that he was sent to by _Cesario_, to meet him upon the frontiers of _France_, and conduct him into _Flanders_, and that he should be absent some days. This was as _Sylvia_ could have wished; and after forcing herself to take as kind a leave of him as she could, whose head was wholly possessed with a million of gold, she sent him away, both parties being very well pleased with the artifices with which they jilted each other. At _Philander_’., going into his chair, he was seen by the old Count of _Clarinau_, who, cured perfectly of his wound, was come thither to seek _Philander_, in order to take the revenge of a man of honour, as he called it; which in _Spanish_ is the private stab, for private injuries; and indeed more reasonable than base _French_ duelling, where the injured is as likely to suffer as the injurer: but _Clarinau_ durst not attack him by day-light in the open street, nor durst he indeed appear in his own figure in the King of _Spain_’. dominions, standing already there convicted of the murder of his first wife; but in a disguise came to _Brussels_. The chair with _Philander_ was no sooner gone from the lodgings, but he inquired of some of the house, who lodged there that that gentleman came to visit? And they told him a great-bellied woman, who was a woman of quality, and a