INWHICHISRELATEDTHENOVELOF "THEILL-ADVISEDCURIOSITY"
InFlorence, arichandfamouscityofItalyintheprovincecalledTuscany, therelivedtwogentlemenofwealthandquality, AnselmoandLothario, suchgreatfriendsthatbywayofdistinctiontheywerecalledbyallthatknewthem "TheTwoFriends." Theywereunmarried, young, ofthesameageandofthesametastes, , itistrue, wassomewhatmoreinclinedtoseekpleasureinlovethanLothario, forwhomthepleasuresofthechasehadmoreattraction; butonoccasionAnselmowouldforegohisowntastestoyieldtothoseofLothario, andLothariowouldsurrenderhistofallinwiththoseofAnselmo, andinthiswaytheirinclinationskeptpaceonewiththeotherwithaconcordsoperfectthatthebestregulatedclockcouldnotsurpassit.
