r him,
perceiv'd plainly Hippolito's Habit, and step'd hastily to take him up.
Just as some of the Guards (who were going the Rounds, apprehensive of
such Disorders in an Universal Merriment) came up to him with Lights, and
had taken Prisoners the Two Men, whom they met with their Sword's drawn;
when looking in the Face of the Wounded Man, he found it was not
Hippolito, but his Governour Claudio, in the Habit he had worn at the
Ball. He was extreamly surpriz'd, as were the Prisoners, who confess'd
their Design to have been upon Lorenzo; grounding their Mistake upon the
Habit which was known to have been his. They were Two Men who formerly
had been Servants to him, whom Lorenzo had unfortunately slain.

They made a shift to bring Claudio to himself; and part of the Guard
carrying off the Prisoners, whom Aurelian desired they would secure, the
rest accompanied him bearing Claudio in their Arms to his Lodging. He
had not patience to forbear asking for Hippolito by the Way; whom Claudio
assured him, he had left safe in his Chamber, above Two Hours since. That
his coming Home so long before the Divertisements were ended, and
Undressing himself, had given him the Unhappy Curiosity, to put on his
Habit, and go to the Pallace; in his Return from whence, he was set upon
in the Manner he found him, which if he recovered, he must own his Life
indebted to his timely Assistance.

Being come to the House, they carried him to his Bed, and having sent for
Surgeons Aurelian rewarded and dismissed the Guard. He stay'd the
dressing of Claudio's Wounds, which were many, though they hop'd none
Mortal: and leaving him to his Rest, went to give Hippolito an Account of
what had happened, whom he found with a Table before him, leaning upon
both his Elbows, his Face covered with his Hands, and so motionless, that
Aurelian concluded he was asleep; seeing several Papers lie before him,
half written and blotted out again, he thought to steal softly to the
Table, and discover what he had been employed about. Just as he reach'd
forth his Hand to take up one of the Papers, Hippolito started up so on
the suddain, as surpriz'd Aurelian and made him leap back; Hippolito, on
the other hand, not supposing that any Body had been near him, was so
disordered with the Appearance of a Man at his Elbow, (whom his Amazement
did not permit him to distinguish) that he leap'd hastily to his Sword,
and in turning him about, overthrew the Stand and Candles. Her