Christian attain the object of thy wishes, for Luscinda is my bride,

and I am her husband!' Fool that I am! now that I am far away, and out

of danger, I say I should have done what I did not do: now that I have

allowed my precious treasure to be robbed from me, I curse the robber,

on whom I might have taken vengeance had I as much heart for it as I

have for bewailing my fate; in short, as I was then a coward and a

fool, little wonder is it if I am now dying shame-stricken,

"The priest stood waiting for the answer of Luscinda, who for a long