But the befooled Anselmo said he would on no account allow such a thing, and so in a thousand ways he became the author of his own dishonour, while he believed he was insuring his happiness. Meanwhile the satisfaction with which Leonela saw herself empowered to carry on her amour reached such a height that, regardless of everything else, she followed her inclinations unrestrainedly, feeling confident that her mistress would screen her, and even show her how to manage it safely.
Y, desta manera, por mil maneras era Anselmo el fabricador de su deshonra, creyendo que lo era de su gusto. »En esto, el que tenía Leonela de verse cualificada, no de con sus amores, llegó a tanto que, sin mirar a otra cosa, se iba tras él a suelta rienda, fiada en que su señora la encubría, y aun la advertía del modo que con poco recelo pudiese ponerle en ejecución.