Ce fut en vain que le bon Ludovic fit des remontrances pathétiques ; Fabrice l’envoya promener, et Ludovic, fort brave lui-même, l’admira ; d’ailleurs ce voyage le rapprochait de la jolie maîtresse qu’il avait à Casal-Maggiore.
In vain did the good Lodovico utter pathetic remonstrances: Fabrizio turned a deaf ear, and Lodovico, who was himself extremely brave, admired him for it; besides, this removal brought him nearer to the pretty mistress he had left at Casalmaggiore.