“Would you not fear Paolo?”
“No, no, my friend—his duty, his loyalty, his insensibility; and much more than that.”
“I flatter myself, you mean. Well, at least she would not flatter me.”
“It would be your chance to prove yourself to her; to rectify false impressions. In these matters troubadours are privileged.”
“Let me understand you fully. You think she may have formed a prejudice against you; you want that impression corrected. Are you to marry her, then?”
“It seems so.”
“And how should I be accredited?”
“Leave that to me. I will see that you are given the opportunity to approach her. The rest your heart will tell you.”
“We are to communicate?”
“And she and I, maybe, when you have paved the way. For friendship’s sake, Tiretta.”