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76 A TOUR THROUGH
and her chastity comes to disturb them.
The conceit fmishes about two in the
morning, when, for the mod part, every
husband goes home to his own wife. This
is an admirable institution, and never pro-
duces any scandal: no husband is such
a brute as to deny his wire the Marino;
and the ladies are so cautious and circum-
spect on their side, that the more to avoid
giving offence, they very often put on
masques.
Their other amusements consist chiessy
in their Converfaziones, of which they
have a variety every night. There is one
general one, Supported by the subseription
of the nobility, which is open every even-
ing at sun-set, and continues till midnight,
when the Marino begins. It better deserves
the name of a convcrsation than any I have
seen in Italy; for here the people really
come to conversc, whereas in Italy, they
only go to play at cards • and eat ices. I
have
and her chastity comes to disturb them.
The conceit fmishes about two in the
morning, when, for the mod part, every
husband goes home to his own wife. This
is an admirable institution, and never pro-
duces any scandal: no husband is such
a brute as to deny his wire the Marino;
and the ladies are so cautious and circum-
spect on their side, that the more to avoid
giving offence, they very often put on
masques.
Their other amusements consist chiessy
in their Converfaziones, of which they
have a variety every night. There is one
general one, Supported by the subseription
of the nobility, which is open every even-
ing at sun-set, and continues till midnight,
when the Marino begins. It better deserves
the name of a convcrsation than any I have
seen in Italy; for here the people really
come to conversc, whereas in Italy, they
only go to play at cards • and eat ices. I
have