Leonardo's wife, with the help of her mother, recites a lullaby to their baby so that he will sleep. The baby was up crying the previous night. Leonardo's wife indirectly questions him about riding the horse too much. Neighbors saw him ride the horse almost to the edge of the plain. The wife's mother says she saw the horse dripping with sweat. Leonardo is defensive and says he was only out doing man's work. When the wife mentions that her cousin is going to be married soon, her mother reminds her that Leonardo dated her cousin for three years. Leonardo says that it was he who broke it off with his wife's cousin and then demands that his wife not cry about it.
A child runs in and tells the mother-in-law that.....
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