"But now she has a husband."
"Yes."
He glanced again round the room.
"One can see that. Per Dio, it is like the snow on the top of Etna."
Lucrezia got up actively from the floor and came close to Sebastiano.
"What is the padrona like, Sebastiano?" she asked. "I have seen her, but I have never spoken to her."
"She is simpatica—she will do you no harm."
"And is she generous?"
"Ready to give soldi to every one who is in trouble. But if you once deceive her she will never look at you again."
"Then I will not deceive her," said Lucrezia, knitting her brows.