The "LayofChrysostom" metwiththeapprobationofthelisteners, thoughthereadersaiditdidnotseemtohimtoagreewithwhathehadheardofMarcela'sreserveandpropriety, forChrysostomcomplainedinitofjealousy, suspicion, andabsence, alltotheprejudiceofthegoodnameandfameofMarcela; towhichAmbrosiorepliedasonewhoknewwellhisfriend'smostsecretthoughts, "Senor, toremovethatdoubtIshouldtellyouthatwhentheunhappymanwrotethislayhewasawayfromMarcela, fromwhomhehadvoluntarilyseparatedhimself, totryifabsencewouldactwithhimasitiswont; andaseverythingdistressesandeveryfearhauntsthebanishedlover, soimaginaryjealousiesandsuspicions, dreadedasiftheyweretrue, tormentedChrysostom; andthusthetruthofwhatreportdeclaresofthevirtueofMarcelaremainsunshaken, andwithherenvyitselfshouldnotandcannotfindanyfaultsavethatofbeingcruel, somewhathaughty, andveryscornful."
"Thatistrue," saidVivaldo; andashewasabouttoreadanotherpaperofthosehehadpreservedfromthefire, hewasstoppedbyamarvellousvision (forsuchitseemed) thatunexpectedlypresenteditselftotheireyes; foronthesummitoftherockwheretheywerediggingthegravethereappearedtheshepherdessMarcela, , , withmanifestindignation:
