of the twelve kinds of rubies, and of many extraordinary pearls--

GRACIOSA
(_With eyes shining, and lips parted._) Oh!

GUIDO
And you will see his famous emerald necklace, and all his diamonds, and
his huge turquoises, which will make you ashamed of your poor talisman--

GRACIOSA
He will show all these jewels to me!

GUIDO
(_Looking at her, and still smiling thoughtfully._) He will show you the
very finest of his gems, assuredly. And then, worse still, he will be
making verses in your honor.

GRACIOSA
It would be droll to have a great duke making songs about me!

GUIDO
It is a preposterous feature of Duke Alessandro's character that he is
always making songs about some beautiful thing or another.

GRACIOSA
Such strange songs, Guido! I was singing over one of them just before
you came,--

Let me have dames and damsels richly clad
To feed and tend my mirth,