CHAPTERIV
MyAmoursWithDonnaIgnazia——MyImprisonmentAtBuenRetiro——MyTriumph——IAmCommendedtotheVenetianAmbassadorbyOneoftheStateInquisitorsWeenteredtheball—roomandwalkedroundseveraltimes。DonnaIgnaziawasinsuchastateofecstasythatIfelthertrembling，andauguredwellformyamorousprojects。Thoughliberty，nay，license，seemedtoreignsupreme，therewasaguardofsoldiersreadytoarrestthefirstpersonwhocreatedanydisturbance。Wedancedseveralminuetsandsquaredances，andatteno’clockwewentintothesupper—room，ourconversationbeingverylimitedallthewhile，shenotspeakingforfearofencouragingmetoomuch，andIonaccountofmypoorknowledgeoftheSpanishlanguage。Ileftheraloneforamomentaftersupper，andwenttothebox，whereIexpectedtofindMadamePichona，butitwasoccupiedbymaskers，whowereunknowntome，soIrejoinedmypartner，andwewentondancingtheminuetsandquadrillestillthefandangowasannounced。I
tookmyplacewithmypartner，whodanceditadmirably，andseemedastonishedtofindherselfsowellsupportedbyaforeigner。Thisdancehadexcitedbothofus，so，aftertakinghertothebuffetandgivingherthebestwinesandliqueursprocurable，Iaskedherifshewerecontentwithme。IaddedthatIwassodeeplyinlovewithherthatunlessshefoundsomemeansofmakingmehappyIshouldundoubtedlydieoflove。I
assuredherthatIwasreadytofaceallhazards。
\"Bymakingyouhappy，\"shereplied，\"Ishallmakemyselfhappy，too。I