_Philander_ was no sooner gone, but _Brilliard_ came to wait on _Octavio_, whom he found at his devotion, and begged his pardon for disturbing him: he received him with a very good grace, and a cheerful countenance, embracing him; and after some discourse of the condition he was going to reduce himself to, and his admiration, that one so young should think of devoting himself so early to heaven, and things of that nature, as the time and occasion required, he told him the extreme affliction _Sylvia_ was seized with, at the news of the resolution he had taken, and delivered him a letter, which he read without any emotions in his heart or face, as at other times used to be visible at the very mention of her name, or approach of her letters. At the finishing of which, he only smiling cried: 'Alas, I pity her,' and gave him back the letter. _Brilliard_ asked, if he would not please to write her some answer, or condescend to see her; 'No,' replied _Octavio_, 'I have done with all the gilded vanities of life, now I shall think of _Sylvia_ but as some heavenly thing, fit for diviner contemplations, but never with the youthful thoughts of love.' What he should send her now, he said, would have a different style to those she used to receive from him; it would be pious counsel, grave advice, unfit for ladies so young and gay as _Sylvia_, and would scarce find a welcome: he wished he could convert her from the world--and save her from the dangers that pursued her. To this purpose was all he said of her, and all that could be got from him by the earnest solicitor of love, who perhaps was glad his negotiation succeeded no better, and took his leave of him, with a promise to visit him often; which _Octavio_ besought him to do, and told him he would take some care, that for the good of _Sylvia_'s better part, she should not be reduced by want of necessaries for her life, and little equipage, to prostitute herself to vile inconstant man; he yet had so much respect for her--and besought _Brilliard_ to come and take care of it with him, and to entreat _Sylvia_ to accept of it from him; and if it contributed to her future happiness, he should be more pleased than to have possessed her entirely.