Masetto admits to being moved by his affection for Zerlina, despite his awareness of his own weakness and her obvious manipulations. It is the slightly more melodic treatment of her line (in which she recognizes the voice of Don Giovanni) that reminds Masetto of her obvious fascination and, at this point still, preoccupation with the cavalier. She simply must react with some sense of delight in the idea of being discovered by Giovanni, despite her not altogether insincere concerns that it may actually happen. Masetto simply recognizes this as though hearing her mention his name just one too many times.
The double consonants of both “passata” and “faccenda” must be indulged for sake of emphasis. The two-chord exclamation point in the continuo that closes must come quickly – the dominant sounding together with Masetto’s last syllable.
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