Can he mean to stay the night?' thought she, and so awful and horrible appeared to her the consequences that might result therefrom that, without a moment's hesitation, she went out to meet him with a bright beaming face; and feeling within herself the presence of the already familiar spirit of lies and deceit, she gave herself up to it at once and began speaking without knowing what she was going to say.
Possibile che venga qui a passar la notte?» e le parve così orribile e pauroso quello che poteva venirne fuori che, senza riflettere un attimo, gli uscì incontro col volto allegro e luminoso, e, sentendo vivo in sé lo spirito della menzogna e dell’inganno, subito vi si abbandonò, e cominciò a parlare senza sapere neppure lei cosa diceva.