The passage: When Leonardo, the bride's ex husband comes for a surprise visit before the bride's wedding he says (in Act II, Scene 1):
"Tied up by you, done with your two hands. Oh they can kill me but they can't spit on me. But even money, which shines so much, spits sometimes."
Leonardo is referring to the bride's latest marriage about being only for money and land, and not love. Being that Leonardo himself has not much money or property himself, he feels that the new bridegroom's money has insulted him and "spit" upon him and his love for the bride.
The marriages to acquire money, property, and social status were a very common tradition in the olden days. However later in Act II, scene 2, we see the notion of modern romantic love when right after the wedding, the bride runs off with Leonardo, as evident by this passage:
"LEONARDO'S WIFE: They've run away! They've run away! She and Leonardo. On the horse. With their arms around each other, they rode off like a shooting star!"
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