Don C. Why do you ask?
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ara. Because I have heard it said this angel fell,And though she is a virgin outwardly,Within she is a sinner; like those panelsOf doors and altar-pieces the old monksPainted in convents, with the Virgin MaryOn the outside, and on the inside Venus! Don C. You do her wrong; indeed, you do her wrong!She is as virtuous as she is fair. Lara. How credulous you are! Why look you, friend,There's not a virtuous woman in Madrid,In this whole city! And would you persuade meThat a mere dancing-girl, who shows herself,Nightly, half naked, on the stage, for money,And with voluptuous motions fires the bloodOf inconsiderate youth, is to be heldA model for her virtue?
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