So that who saw his jigging head would swear
390Wisdom nor wit did ne'er inhabit there.
Don Rivelezzo sent a smiling glance,
That they might his consent read in his eye;
But seeing Fuco in a stupid trance,
He was possessed with equal frenesy.
The mother came to th' rescue, and wellnigh
Sent her own wit to bear theirs company.
Fain would he tell the cause of his disasters,
And eagerly her parents strove to know it,