Nay, in order to crush out all love from his breast, it was told him that mine was the prior right--that thou hadst yielded to my suit ere thou didst fly with him--that thou didst use his love as an escape from thine own dishonour--that thy very child owned another father.

I had learned, and I availed myself of the knowledge, that it was born before its time.
We had miscalculated the effect of this representation, backed and supported by forged letters: instead of abandoning thee, he thought only of revenge for his shame.

As I left thy house, the last time I gazed upon thine indignant eyes, I found the avenger, on my path! He had seen me quit thy roof--he needed no other confirmation of the tale.

I fell into the pit which I had digged for thee.

Conscience unnerved my hand and blunted my sword: our blades scarcely crossed before his weapon stretched me on the ground.