edoro when
his vizor was up because he was a black man, but Sacripante and the Duca
d'Avilla were so much alike that I did not know which was fighting and
which was standing with Angelica looking on; say it was Sacripante that
was fighting, being king of the Circassians he was probably entitled to
precedence over a mere duke. Angelica, after some time, began to feel
qualms of conscience, so she interrupted and mentioned who Medoro really
was. Sacripante, in the most chivalrous manner, immediately desisted and
apologized--he had failed to recognize his opponent and had no idea he
had been fighting with the lady's husband. The apology was accepted in
the spirit in which it was offered, all accusations, expressed or
implied, were withdrawn, and friendly relations established. The four
then set out together to pass the night in an albergo. Angelica,
however, with her quick, womanly instinct, mistrusted the knights and,
taking her husband aside, proposed that they two should depart by stealth
and escape to Cathay, leaving Sacripante and the Duca d'Avilla asleep.
Medoro demurred, saying it was a very good inn and he was quite
comfortable where he was. So she told him a few facts which alarmed him
to such a degree that he consented and they decamped.

On their way they encountered Ferrau who entered with a stamp of the
foot, sforzando, attacked Medoro and killed him dead, thus obtaining
possession of Angelica according to the play-bill. But she managed to
get free and appeared upon the coast where she met a sea-captain and,
telling him she was very rich, made terms with him, bought his vessel and
embarked for the Court of her father, Galafrone. She might have made
better terms had she not opened negotiations by telling him she was very
rich, but it was a matter of life or death and she was reckless, knowing
that Ferrau was after her. Sacripante and the Duca d'Avilla were after
Ferrau and presently caught him up and attacked him. He fought with them
both at once and killed one of them in a minute and a half. With the
exception of myself, every one in the theatre knew which he killed, for
they knew all the knights as they came on. Let us again give Sacripante
the precedence and suppose that he was killed first. Ferrau went on
fighting with the Duca d'Avilla and both were hard at work when the
curtain fell.

It rose again, very effectively, on the continuation of the fight, and
almost at once Ferrau cut off the Duca