XXIV
A HUNTING ACCIDENT
I again met the charming woman to whom I owe the story of the Florentine love affairs just related.
"What news of Don Giovanni?" I asked.
"I saw him yesterday, by chance. He confessed that he did not know the reason of his exile. I gently insinuated that the husband might have something to do with it. The idea made him laugh, and he answered: 'Anything is likelier than that!' which made me laugh in my turn."
"All blind, then?"
"And the result: Peace and happiness."
"And clear vision?"
"Clear vision would simply mean tragedy, because of each one regarding his own infidelities as unimportant, only to reach the unexpected conclusion that those of his partner are unforgivable crimes. Not logical, but very human."