The story is about two young gentlemen, Anselmo and Lotario. Anselmo wants Lotario to test his wife's virtue by pretending to fall in love with her and trying to get her to commit adultery. Lotario agrees only after Anselmo threatens to get somebody else to do it, and Lotario figures he can just pretend to do it and save everybody the trouble, since he thinks this is a horrible idea. He also does not wish to make Camila, Anselmo's wife, think less of him. He keeps telling Anselmo that he is carrying out the plan and that Camila is repulsing his affections, while in reality he is doing nothing. Anselmo catches him in his lie by listening at the keyhole. Lotario swears he will keep up his part of the bargain.....
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