XLVIII.
“This while Lurcanio, either with a view
“To snares which might beset his brother’s feet,
“Or with the common passion to pursue,
“And play the spy on other, where the street
“Was darkest, and its deepest shadows threw,
“Followed him softly to his dim retreat:
“And not ten paces from the knight aloof,
“Bestowed himself beneath the self same roof.
XLIX.
“Suspecting nought, I seek the balcony,
“In the same habits which I mentioned, dressed;
“As more than once or twice (still happily)
“I did before; meanwhile the goodly vest
“Was in the moonlight clearly seen, and I,
“In aspect not unlike her, in the rest
“Resembling much Geneura’s shape and cheer,
“One visage well another might appear.
L.
“So much the more, that there was ample space
“Between the palace and the ruined row:
“Hence the two brothers, posted in that place,
“Were lightly cheated by the lying show.
“Now put yourself in his unhappy case,
“And figure what the wretched lover’s woe,
“When Polinesso climbed the stair, which I
“Cast down to him, and scaled the gallery.
