"Twenty years ago, a poor curate--never mind his name at this moment--fell in love with a rich man's daughter; she fell in love with him, and married him, against the advice of all her friends, who consequently disowned her immediately after the wedding.
"Vent'anni fa un povero pastore s'innamorò di una ricca ragazza; anche questa lo amava e lo sposò, nonostante i consigli dei parenti, che la rinnegarono.