▁your ▁brow ▁is ▁the ▁shame ▁that ▁w ages ▁war ▁in ▁your ▁heart "), ▁but ▁St ank ar ▁arriv es ▁to ▁esc ort ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁celebr ations ▁being ▁arranged ▁by ▁his ▁friends . ▁Al one , ▁L ina ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁rem or se ▁( A ▁te ▁asc enda , ▁O ▁D io ▁c lement e ▁– ▁" Let ▁my ▁s igh s ▁and ▁tears ▁asc end ▁to ▁thee , ▁O ▁merc iful ▁God "). Scene ▁ 2 : ▁The ▁same , ▁later Dec iding ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁conf ession ▁to ▁St iff el io , ▁L ina ▁begins ▁to ▁write , ▁but ▁her ▁father ▁enters ▁and ▁gra bs ▁the ▁letter , ▁which ▁he ▁reads ▁al oud . ▁St ank ar ▁re bu kes ▁her ▁( D ite ▁che ▁il ▁fal lo ▁a ▁ter g ere ▁– ▁" T ell ▁him ▁that ▁your ▁heart ▁la cks ▁the ▁strength ▁to ▁was h ▁away ▁your ▁s ins ", ▁but ▁is ▁determined ▁to ▁preserve ▁family ▁honor ▁and ▁cover ▁up ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁behavior ▁( Ed ▁io ▁pure ▁in ▁fac cia ▁agli ▁u omini ▁– ▁" So ▁before ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁man kind ▁I ▁must ▁st if le ▁my ▁anger "). ▁In ▁their ▁du et , ▁father ▁and ▁daughter ▁come ▁to ▁some ▁resolve ▁( O ▁me co ▁ven ite ▁– ▁" Come ▁now ▁with ▁me ; ▁tears ▁are ▁of ▁no ▁consequence ") ▁and ▁they ▁leave . ▁ ▁Now ▁R aff ae le ▁enters ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁note ▁in ▁the ▁volume , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁agreed ▁to