forswearing any love had passed between them) lay still to consider how to retrieve this lost game, and gave him leisure to go on--’Now,’ said he, ‘thou art silent----would thou hadst still been so: ah, hapless maid, who hast this fate attending thee, to ruin all that love thee! Be dumb, be dumb for ever; let the false charm that dwells upon thy tongue, be ended with my life: let it no more undo believing man, lest amongst the number some one may conquer thee, and deaf to all thy wit, and blind to beauty, in some mad passion think of all thy cozenings, should fall upon thee, and forget thy sex, and by thy death revenge the lost _Octavio_.’ At these words he would have rose from her arms, but she detained him, and with a piteous voice implored his pardon; but he calmly replied, ‘Yes, _Sylvia_, I will pardon thee, and wish that heaven may do so; to whom apply thy early rhetoric and penitence; for it can never, never charm me more: my fortune, if thou ever wanted support to keep thee chaste and virtuous, shall still be commanded by thee, with that usual frankness it has hitherto served thee; but for _Octavio_, he is resolved to go where he will never more be seen by woman--or hear the name of love to ought but heaven--Farewell--one parting kiss, and then a long farewell--’ As he bowed to kiss her, she caught him fast in her arms, while a flood of tears bathed his face, nor could he prevent his from mixing with hers: while thus they lay, _Philander_ came into the room, and finding them so closely entwined, he was as much surprised almost as _Octavio_ was before; and, drawing his sword, was about to have killed him; but his honour overcame his passion; and he would not take him at such disadvantage, but with the flat of his sword striking him on the back as he lay, he cried, ‘Rise, traitor, and turn to thy mortal enemy.’ _Octavio_, not at all surprised, turned his head and his eyes bedewed in tears towards his rival. ‘If thou be’est an enemy,’ said he, ’.hough never couldst have taken me in a better humour of dying. Finish, _Philander_, that life then, which if you spare, it will possibly never leave thine in repose; the injuries you have done me being too great to be forgiven.’ ‘And is it thus,’ replied _Philander_,--’thus with my mistress, that you would revenge them? Is it in the arms of _Sylvia_, that you would repay me the favours I did your sister _Calista_?’ ‘You have by that word,’ said _Octavio_, ’.andsomely reproached my sloth.’ And leaping briskly from the bed, he took out his sword, and cried: ‘Come then----let us go where we may repair both our losses, since ladies’ chambers are not fit places to adjust debts of this nature in.’ At these words they both went down stairs; and it was in vain _Sylvia_ called and cried out to conjure them to come back; her power of commanding she had in one unlucky day lost over both those gallant lovers. And both left her with pity; to say no worse of the effect of her ill conduct.