How could the news of my disgrace have reached that playful beloved, given that she had even stopped reading the newspaper?
There is a delightful wit and playful teasing in this couplet. The lover wonders aloud how his scandal and lovesick humiliation reached his beloved, especially when she acts so aloof that she has even stopped reading the morning newspaper. The charm lies in the realization that the gossip of the heart needs no print or press; no matter how indifferent the beloved pretends to be, news of her lover always finds a way to reach her.
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