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Bisinano, which she refuses, saying she intends to take the 
veil. Lucindo goes to Celia and prevails on her to let him 
hide in her house, to which she agrees after being given 
another 4,000 escudos . She finally promises to become Lu- 
cindo’s wife if he will promise to be silent until she is pleased 
to release him from his vow, and he promises. In the mean- 
time, she arranges with Roberto, in the hearing of Lucindo, 
to marry him, and when Lucindo is surprised and worried, 
she asks him if he would like to be her husband, to which he 
replies, by way of getting even with her, that he would have 
to have the permission of the king, since she is not a noble 
woman. This last remark makes her angry. 
Lisena receives formal offering of the king's hand, but again 
refuses, whereupon he sends for Lucindo, who comes but will 
not speak, writing that, having been in hiding in his cellar, he 
caught cold which deprived him of speech. The king offers 
10,000 ducados to the one who will cause Lucindo to talk again, 
but at Leonardo’s suggestion, qualifies it by saying that who- 
ever tries to cure him must first deposit 10,000 ducats, and if 
he fails, will forfeit his money. Celia tells her father that 
she is responsible for Lucindo’s silence and, with an eye to 
having the 20,000 ducats, sends her father to the king to say 
that his daughter has great skill and can cure the count. She 
has Roberto and Feniso go to the palace with her, half-way 
promising each to marry him when she has gotten the money. 
Tomin tells his master what Celia’s intention is and, for the 
first time, Lucindo talks, but, to Tomin’s disgust, reiterates 
his love for her. However, when she comes, he refuses abso- 
lutely to talk. Lisena feels that he is pretending, and asks to 
try her hand at making him talk, whereupon the king puts up 
the sum; she commands him to speak, which he does, asking 
her to marry him. Roberto and Feniso each give up claim 
to Celia to the other, and she is left out entirely, also losing 
her 10,000 ducats, the accumulation of the amounts given her 
by Lucindo, plus the amount from the sale of the jewelry given 
her by admirers. The king is satisfied in his having tested 
Lisena to the utmost. He gives the money to Tomin, and the 
estado offered Lisena to Lucindo. 
Any similarity between El desden con el desden and El 
desden vengado is limited to a casual glance at the titles of 
the two plays. The desden of Celia in the latter play is rather 
