Question

Lothario, terrified and breathless, ran in haste to pluck out the dagger; but when he saw how slight the wound was he was relieved of his fears and once more admired the subtlety, coolness, and ready wit of the fair Camilla; and the better to support the part he had to play he began to utter profuse and doleful lamentations over her body as if she were dead, invoking maledictions not only on himself but also on him who had been the means of placing him in such a position: and knowing that his friend Anselmo heard him he spoke in such a way as to make a listener feel much more pity for him than for Camilla, even though he supposed her dead. Leonela took her up in her arms and laid her on the bed, entreating Lothario to go in quest of some one to attend to her wound in secret, and at the same time asking his advice and opinion as to what they should say to Anselmo about his lady's wound if he should chance to return before it was healed.

Accepted Answer

Acudió Lotario con mucha presteza, despavorido y sin aliento, a sacar la daga, y, en ver la pequeña herida, salió del temor que hasta entonces tenía, y de nuevo se admiró de la sagacidad, prudencia y mucha discreción de la hermosa Camila; y, por acudir con lo que a él le tocaba, comenzó a hacer una larga y triste lamentación sobre el cuerpo de Camila, como si estuviera difunta, echándose muchas maldiciones, no sólo a él, sino al que había sido causa de habelle puesto en aquel término. Y, como sabía que le escuchaba su amigo Anselmo, decía cosas que el que le oyera le tuviera mucha más lástima que a Camila, aunque por muerta la juzgara. »Leonela la tomó en brazos y la puso en el lecho, suplicando a Lotario fuese a buscar quien secretamente a Camila curase; pedíale asimismo consejo y parecer de lo que dirían a Anselmo de aquella herida de su señora, si acaso viniese antes que estuviese sana.

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