father the duke would do when he came to know of his folly. It

happened, then, that as with young men love is for the most part

nothing more than appetite, which, as its final object is enjoyment,

comes to an end on obtaining it, and that which seemed to be love

takes to flight, as it cannot pass the limit fixed by nature, which

fixes no limit to true love- what I mean is that after Don Fernando

had enjoyed this peasant girl his passion subsided and his eagerness

cooled, and if at first he feigned a wish to absent himself in order