The attractive pair blithely sings, "How quickly pity leads to love, " about their own fortuitous first meeting, which contrasts greatly with the lengthy fight Fosca undertakes to convert Giorgio's pity and dislike into love.

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There may have been pity behind her saying yes, but there was love, too: in my experience, you can't expect love to be unaffected by pity, nor would you want it to be.

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Only those in love would know what a town without pity can do.

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