ich the Gardeners used to throw the Weeds and
Dirt, _Vernole_ could perceive anon the Door to open, and a Woman come
out of it, calling _Rinaldo_ by his Name, who stept up to her, and
caught her in his Arms with Signs of infinite Joy. _Vernole_ being now
all Rage, cry'd to his Assassinates, 'Fall on, and kill the Ravisher':
And immediately they all fell on. _Rinaldo_, who had only his two
Footmen on his Side, was forc'd to let go the Lady; who would have run
into the Garden again, but the Door fell to and lock'd: so that while
_Rinaldo_ was fighting, and beaten back by the Bravoes, one of which he
laid dead at his Feet, _Vernole_ came to the frighted Lady, and taking
her by the Hand, cry'd, 'Come, my fair Fugitive, you must go along with
me.' She wholly scar'd out of her Senses, was willing to go any where
out of the Terror she heard so near her, and without Reply, gave her
self into his Hand, who carried her directly to her Father's House;
where she was no sooner come, but he told her Father all that had past,
and how she was running away with _Rinaldo_, but that his good Fortune
brought him just in the lucky Minute. Her Father turning to reproach
her, found by the Light of a Candle that this was _Charlot_, and not
_Atlante_, whom _Vernole_ had brought Home: At which _Vernole_ was
extremely astonish'd. Her Father demanded of her why she was running
away with a Man, who was design'd her by Consent? 'Yes, (said _Charlot_)
you had his Consent, Sir, and that of his Father; but I was far from
getting it: I found he resolv'd to die rather than quit _Atlante_; and
promising him my Assistance in his Amour, since he could never be mine,
he got me to carry a Letter to _Atlante_; which was, to desire her to
fly away with him. Instead of carrying her this Letter, I told her, he
was design'd for me, and had cancell'd all his Vows to her: She swoon'd
at this News; and being recover'd a little, I left her in the Hands of
the Nuns, to persuade her to live; which she resolves not to do without
_Rinaldo_. Tho' they press'd me, yet I resolv'd to pursue my Design,
which was to tell _Rinaldo_ she would obey his kind Summons. He waited
for her; but I put my self into his Hands in lieu of _Atlante_; and had
not the Count receiv'd me, we had been marry'd by this time, by some
false Light that could not have discover'd me: But I am satisfied, if I
had, he would never have liv'd with me longer than the Cheat had been
undiscover'd; for I find them