Enter Marin.
Marin. Hah, worthy Lidio, what's the news abroad?
Thou household grunter now at home,
What say you to our noble boy?
What said Arnaldo; did he not
Question with a thousand words?
Lidio. A thousand tongues would be too few
For all his words just now: he question'd me
Most closely.
Marin. He spoke of me, how could I doubt it?
Lidio. Many things he said concerning thee,
My answers were, Take thou no heed;
With such a master as a tutor, thou
May'st sleep the sleep of trust,
Confiding in such virtue, truth, and wit.
I told him of the counsel that you gave,
And of temptations from his path removed.
Marin. A lucky day it was for me,
When first I press'd thy honest hand,
And in good wine did toast with thee
The fairest damsels of our hearts;
Whose houses and whose gardens green
We had made our own that day.
And I swear, good Lidio, trusty friend,
That by your caution thou shalt nothing lose.
Lidio. For me enough it is to know
I deal with one of gentle birth,
And one so honest as Marin.
Marin. This very night we'll join a merry crew,
And with guitar and dance will revel at our ease.
