garlands decorated their head. Among the number of those women, who carried the covered mystic baskets, I instantly descried Rosalia. She eyed me with a soft mien, and tears bedewed her cheeks. She then cast a look expressive of reconciliation upon my spouse, who perceiving me rather in emotion, laid hold of my hand, and asked me what was the matter. I only answered her with a sigh. Bernardos now made us join the procession, and seemed indefatigable in his attention to my wife. I don't know how it happened, but among all persons present, I was the coolest and most sober partaker of the festivities of that night. In the midst of tumultuous rejoicings a secret fit of jealousy entered my heart. I saw Adela, quite intoxicated with pleasure, signalize herself by her forwardness before all other women; methought, she paid less attention to me than to any other man, and in a very strange manner seemed to wish to attract the looks and seize the hand of Bernardos. I knew she had at all times been rather partial to the latter, whose prudence and solid talents
