Fabrice se sauva dans Florence ; comme il s’était tenu caché à Bologne, ce fut à Florence seulement qu’il reçut toutes les lettres de reproches de la duchesse ; elle ne pouvait lui pardonner d’être venu à son concert et de ne pas avoir cherché à lui parler.
Fabrizio withdrew to Florence; as he had remained in hiding at Bologna, it was only at Florence that he received all the Duchessa's letters of reproach; she could not forgive his having come to her concert and made no attempt to speak to her.