The Decameron (Day 6 to Day 10): Containing an hundred pleasant NovelsBoccaccio, Giovanni
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The Decameron (Day 6 to Day 10): Containing an hundred pleasant Novels
Boccaccio, Giovanni
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Having spent all the night with her in wanton dalliances, & being risen
in the morning; to enflame his affection more and more towards her,
and to prevent any ill opinion he might conceyve of her, she bestowed
a rich and costly Girdle on him, as also a pursse most curiously
wrought, saying to him. My sweet _Salabetto_, with these testimonies of
my true affection to thee, I give thee faithfully to understand, that
as my person is onely subjected thine; so this house and all the riches
in it, remaineth absolutely at thy disposition, or whatsoever hereafter
shall happen within the compasse of my power.
He being not a little proud of this her bountifull offer (having never
bestowed any gift on her, because by no meanes shee would admit it)
after many sweet kisses and embraces; departed thence, to the place
where the Merchants usually frequented: resorting to her (from time to
time) as occasion served, and paying not one single peny for all his
wanton pleasure, by which cunning baytes (at length) she caught him.
It came to passe, that having made sale of all his Clothes, whereby
hee had great gaines, and the moneyes justly payed him at the times
appointed: _Biancafiore_ got intelligence thereof; yet not by him, but
from one of the Brokers. _Salabetto_ comming one night to sup with
her, she embraced and kissed him as she was wont to doe, and seemed
so wonderfully addicted in love to him, even as if shee would have
dyed with delight in his armes. Instantly, shee would needs bestow two
goodly gilt standing Cuppes on him, which _Salabetto_ by no meanes
would receive, because she had formerly bin very bountifull to him,
to above the value of an hundred Crowns, and yet she would not take
of him so much as a mite. At length, pressing still more tokens of
her love and bounty on him, which he as courteously denied, as she
kindly offered: one of her Women-slaves (as shee had before cunningly
appointed) sodainely calling her, forthwith she departed out of her
Chamber. And when she had continued a pretty while absent, she returned
againe weeping; and throwing her selfe downe upon her Pallet, breathed
forth such sighes and wofull lamentations, as no Woman could possibly
doe the like.
_Salabetto_ amazedly wondering thereat, tooke her in his Armes, and
weeping also with her, said. Alas my deare Love, what sodain accident
hath befalne you, to urge this lamentable alteration? If you love me,
hide it not from me. After he had often entreated her in this manner,
casting her armes about his necke, and sighing as if her heart would
breake, thus she replyed.
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