▁is ▁L ina ' s ▁lo ver . ▁St iff el io ▁arriv es ▁and ▁rec ount s ▁how ▁the ▁castle ' s ▁boat man ▁has ▁told ▁him ▁the ▁strange ▁story ▁of ▁having ▁seen ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁a ▁woman ▁esc aping ▁from ▁a ▁castle ▁window ▁and , ▁as ▁they ▁did ▁so , ▁dro pping ▁a ▁packet ▁of ▁letters , ▁which ▁St iff el io ▁now ▁holds . ▁Ref using ▁to ▁learn ▁by ▁opening ▁the ▁package ▁who ▁was ▁involved , ▁he ▁throws ▁the ▁letters ▁into ▁the ▁fire , ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁L ina ▁and ▁R aff ae le . ▁Secret ly , ▁R aff ae le ▁communic ates ▁to ▁L ina ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁leave ▁instructions ▁as ▁where ▁they ▁may ▁next ▁meet ▁inside ▁a ▁locked ▁volume ▁in ▁the ▁library . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁friends , ▁L ina ▁and ▁St iff el io ▁are ▁left ▁alone ▁( Non ▁ha ▁per ▁me ▁un ▁acc ento ▁– ▁" She ▁has ▁no ▁word ▁for ▁me , ▁not ▁a ▁glance "). ▁He ▁tells ▁her ▁of ▁the ▁sin ▁he ▁has ▁witness ed ▁( V idi ▁dov unque ▁gem ere ▁– ▁" Every where ▁I ▁saw ▁virtue ▁gro an ▁beneath ▁the ▁opp ress or ' s ▁y oke ") ▁and ▁then ▁not ices ▁that ▁her ▁wed ding ▁ring ▁is ▁not ▁on ▁her ▁finger . ▁An gr ily , ▁he ▁dem ands ▁to ▁know ▁why ▁( Ah ▁v ' app are ▁in ▁fr onte ▁scrit to ▁– ▁ ▁" Ah , ▁clearly ▁written ▁on