MEANWHILE Coletta, dreading a surprise,

Prevailed upon her paramour to rise;

'Twas nearly break of day when he withdrew,

But, groping to his place the way anew,

Pinucio, by the cradle too, was led

To miss his friend's and take the landlord's bed.

No sooner in than with an under voice,

(Intriguers oft too eagerly rejoice,)

Said he, my friend, I wish I could relate

The pleasure I've received; my bliss is great;