▁daughter , ▁Cl él ia ▁Cont i , ▁whom ▁Fab rice ▁can ▁see ▁from ▁his ▁prison ▁window ▁as ▁she ▁tends ▁her ▁c aged ▁birds . ▁They ▁fall ▁in ▁love , ▁and ▁after ▁some ▁time ▁he ▁persu ades ▁her ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁him ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁letters ▁of ▁the ▁alphabet ▁printed ▁on ▁sheets ▁ri pped ▁from ▁a ▁book . ▁ ▁The ▁happy ▁Fab rice ▁res ists ▁G ina ' s ▁plans ▁to ▁escape . ▁But ▁G ina ▁finally ▁persu ades ▁him ▁and ▁has ▁Cl él ia ▁sm ug gle ▁three ▁long ▁ro pes ▁to ▁him . ▁The ▁only ▁thing ▁that ▁concerns ▁Fab rice ▁is ▁whether ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁meet ▁Cl él ia ▁after ▁he ▁esc apes . ▁But ▁Cl él ia ▁– ▁who ▁has ▁feelings ▁of ▁gu ilt ▁because ▁the ▁plot ▁involved ▁giving ▁la ud an um ▁to ▁her ▁father , ▁which ▁she ▁perce ived ▁as ▁poison ▁– ▁promises ▁the ▁Virgin ▁that ▁she ▁shall ▁never ▁see ▁Fab rice ▁again ▁and ▁will ▁do ▁anything ▁her ▁father ▁says . ▁ ▁G ina ▁puts ▁in ▁motion ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Par ma ▁assass in ated . ▁This ▁plot ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁a ▁poet / band it / ass ass in ▁Fer ran te ▁who ▁has ▁fallen ▁in ▁un re qu ited ▁love ▁with ▁G ina . ▁Count ▁Mos ca ▁stays ▁in ▁Par ma , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁Prince ▁does ▁die ▁( it ▁is ▁strongly ▁imp lied ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁poison ed ▁by ▁Fer ran te ) ▁he ▁puts ▁down ▁a ▁revol