In a room in the Duchess's palace, Antonio greets Delio after Delio has been away for several years. Antonio tells Delio that since he last saw the Duchess, she has had a daughter and another son. Delio asks what the Duchess's brothers think of her having more children. Antonio tells him that Ferdinand seems to be storing up his anger as if in hibernation. Meanwhile, the common people are saying the Duchess is a strumpet, while the nobility are noticing that Antonio is gaining wealth. Antonio says they would never dream of the real reason-that he is married to and loves the Duchess-and assume that he is somehow cheating the Duchess out of her holdings.
Ferdinand enters on his way to bed and he tells the Duchess she is to marry Count.....
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