▁popular ▁than ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁gift , ▁Ad orno ▁dec ides ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁secret ▁gro tto ▁as ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁v eto ▁the ▁transfer . ▁While ▁Salv ago ▁is ▁sitting ▁for ▁Car lot ta , ▁she ▁compla ins ▁that ▁she ▁can ' t ▁paint ▁his ▁soul ▁if ▁he ▁keeps ▁avoid ing ▁looking ▁at ▁her . ▁To ▁which ▁he ▁respond s ▁that ▁ugly ▁as ▁he ▁is , ▁he ▁still ▁has ▁the ▁feelings ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁beautiful ▁woman ... ▁Event ually ▁Car lot ta ▁conf esses ▁that ▁she ▁lov es ▁him , ▁but ▁f ain ts ▁in ▁his ▁arms ▁as ▁both ▁are ▁overcome ▁with ▁em otion . ▁ ▁Act ▁ 3 ▁ ▁The ▁citizens ▁of ▁Gen oa ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁are ▁aw ed ▁by ▁what ▁they ▁see . ▁Salv ago ▁asks ▁the ▁Pod est à ▁for ▁Car lot ta ' s ▁hand ▁in ▁marriage . ▁She ▁ev ades ▁him , ▁wand ers ▁off ▁alone , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁gro tto ▁finally ▁succ umb s ▁to ▁Tam are ▁who ' s ▁we aring ▁a ▁mask . ▁The ▁Duke ▁acc uses ▁Salv ago ▁of ▁master m inding ▁the ▁ab du ctions . ▁Salv ago , ▁beside ▁himself ▁with ▁worry ▁for ▁Car lot ta , ▁leads ▁everyone ▁to ▁the ▁under ground ▁gro tto . ▁Car lot ta ▁lies ▁sens eless ▁on ▁a ▁bed , ▁while ▁Tam are ▁pr ides ▁himself ▁on ▁his ▁conqu ering ▁ab ilities . ▁Salv ago