\"Iamquitesure，\"saidshe，\"thatyouwouldnothavecomeatallunlessIhadaskedyoutocomeandembraceme。\"
Atthismylipswerefastenedonhermouth，hereyes，andoneveryspotofherlovelyface。Butseeingmyeyesstrayingtowardsherbosom，andguessingthatIshouldmakemyselfmasterofit，shestoppedlaughingandputherselfonthedefensive。
\"Goaway，\"saidshe，slyly，\"goawayandenjoyyourselfattheHaguewiththefairTrenti，whopossessessoprettyatokenofyourlove。\"
\"MydearEsther，IamgoingtotheHaguetotalkbusinesswiththeambassador，andfornootherreason，andinsixdaysatlatestyouwillseemebackagain，asmuchyourloverasbefore，anddesiringnothingbetterthantopleaseyou。\"
\"Irelyuponyourwordofhonour，butmindyoudonotdeceiveme。\"