little, the senator who had released Adelaide from prison came to offer her the society of his home, in assuring her that she would not have to run the same dangers she had undergone in the house of the Contarinos. Adelaide consented and shortly after this the great city became calm and tranquil.
The approach of the carnival finished calming all the hot tempers and these people, frivolous and gay, although often thoughtful and profound, ran to the ball forgetting the scaffold. And that is the story of all men; the thorns of life disappear when the roses bloom.
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