2560And juster cause had none than she to fear,

For as from quiet slumber she awoke

She heard the ptisick pick Pazzella's ear

That she had knowledge of what Floris spoke.

And now she doubted all would come to th' scanning

Their longing, swelling and their sudden wanning.

The virgins wondered at Felice's change,

To see her eyes fix'd in a white-limed wall;

Each feared herself, and each conceived 'twas strange

Lest the disease was epidemical:—