▁three ▁days ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁the ▁ch est ▁he ▁was ▁r iding , ▁which ▁was ▁full ▁of ▁tre asure . ▁Gu ido ▁would ▁inhab it ▁the ▁creature ' s ▁body ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁supplied ▁with ▁food ▁and ▁water ▁while ▁he ▁waited ▁for ▁the ▁creature ▁to ▁return . ▁Gu ido ▁was ▁hor r ified , ▁but ▁tempt ed ▁by ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁wealth , ▁and ▁agreed . ▁The ▁creature ▁performed ▁the ▁necessary ▁rit ual , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁blood , ▁and ▁Gu ido ▁lost ▁conscious ness . ▁When ▁he ▁a wo ke , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁creature . ▁He ▁immediately ▁reg rett ed ▁his ▁av ar ice , ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁wait ▁the ▁three ▁days ▁for ▁the ▁creature ▁to ▁return . ▁The ▁three ▁days ▁passed , ▁but ▁the ▁creature ▁did ▁not ▁return , ▁and ▁after ▁waiting ▁three ▁more ▁days ▁in ▁desp air , ▁Gu ido ▁in ▁des per ation ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁Gen oa . ▁He ▁did ▁this ▁with ▁great ▁difficulty ▁in ▁the ▁strange ▁body , ▁trav elling ▁at ▁night ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁seen . ▁He ▁eventually ▁arrived ▁at ▁Tor ella ' s ▁villa , ▁only ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁the ▁imp ost or ▁had ▁assumed ▁Gu ido ' s ▁right ful ▁place ▁in ▁Tor ella ' s ▁family ▁and ▁would ▁shortly ▁be ▁married ▁to ▁Jul iet . ▁En rag ed , ▁and ▁fear ing ▁for ▁Jul iet ▁if ▁the ▁marriage ▁were ▁to ▁take ▁place , ▁Gu ido ▁attacked ▁the