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e certo La fiera moglie, piu ch'altro, mi nuoce." {44} 'BYRON. 'To Lady Byron.' Two things are very evident in this correspondence: Lady Byron intimates that, if he publishes his story, some _consequences_ must follow which she shall regret. Lord Byron receives this as a threat, and says he doesn't understand it. But directly after he says, 'Before IT can take place, I shall be,' etc. The intimation is quite clear.