That part of the Adriatic abounds in prejudices of blood, as do all countries which serve as confluents for every nation.

It is sufficient to convince one's self of it, to have heard a Venetian treat of the Slavs as 'Cziavoni', and the Levantines as 'Gregugni'.
Madame Steno, in those letters she had written with all the familiarity and all the liberty of passion, never called Lydia anything but La Morettina, and by a very strange illogicalness never was the name of the brother of La Morettina mentioned without a formula of friendship.
As the mistress treated Florent in that manner, it must be that she apprehended no hostility on the part of her lover's brother-in-law.
Lydia understood it only too well, as well as the fresh proof of Florent's sentiments for Lincoln.

Once more he gave precedence to the friend over the sister, and on what an occasion! The most secret wounds in her inmost being bled as she read.

The success of Alba's portrait, which promised to be a masterpiece, ended by precipitating her into a fierce and abominable action.

She resolved to denounce Madame Steno's new love to the betrayed lover, and she wrote the twelve letters, wisely calculated and graduated, which had indeed determined Gorka's return.
His return had even been delayed too long to suit the relative of Iago, who had decided to aim at Madame Steno through Alba by a still more criminal denunciation.