He is like a man blindfolded. No matter how clever he is, eventually he is bound to lose his way. It is impossible to understand how they managed to conceal their relationship for so long. Yet, though they could not see each other as much as they would wish, and though the Duchess was forced to confide in Cariola, no one knew what was going on, or with whom. Gossip, after all, soon wearies. It has to be fed constantly. Give it nothing to feed on, and it thinks the ground barren and passes on to other fields. That was their margin of safety. They forgot that it is not gossip that betrays us, but the truth of it. In public she treated Antonio with a fine affectionate indifference. They both enjoyed that, for it meant their marriage was still a game. As a game, they were equal to it. What would happen to them when it ceased to be a game was something neither of them had thought about. The court noticed only that she smiled again, and was pleased to see her smile, though even Bosola could not discover the reason for that joy.
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