Who is he?
Lucia
S—some said one thing, some another. I——
Paulo
The merchant must have delivered his Eros—to somebody—somewhere.
[Watches her.
Lucia
He didn’t say. I didn’t ask him. It was the gondolier as I came home. Oh, Paulo, I cannot sit well for you if you cross-question me like this! You’re like a judge. I love you so. Why should you suspect——?
[Rises agitated.