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the bells of san pasquale ii3
he would be pleased that she went away from Don
Ferrante.
She experienced a delicious stupor. Nothing
seemed dreadful to her any more. There was no
shame, no danger, none whatever.
She only longed to hear the mail-coach come
rumbling along,
Then she heard the sound of many voices on the
steps leading to the upper story. She heard the
heavy tramp of numerous feet. She saw people
passing through the open colonnade, which ran
around the yard and which one must pass through
to enter the rooms. She saw that they carried
something heavy between them, but she could not
see what it was, because there were so many people.
The pale advocate went before the others. He
came and told her that Don Ferrante had wanted
to drive Torino out of the shop, but Torino had
then stabbed him with his knife. It was nothing
dangerous. He was already bandaged and would be
well in two weeks.
Don Ferrante was now carried in, and his eyes
strayed about the room, not to seek Donna Micaela,
but Cavaliere Palmeri. When he saw him, he only
motioned to his wife, and although he uttered no
word, she understood that her father need never
leave his house, never, never.
She pressed her hands to her eyes. What, her
father need not go away ! She was saved ! a
miracle had happened for her sake !
Ah, now she must be happy, be satisfied! But
she was neither. She felt the most terrible pain.
She could not go away. Her father would be al-
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