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Updated: June 25, 2025
The other never left off crying: "Puttaccia! Puttaccia!" Then, forasmuch as he did yet tarry, and slew her not, she was afraid. He saw that she was afraid, and said gleefully: "You are afraid!" But pointing her finger at the dead body of the Duke d'Andria, she made answer: "Fool! what think you I can have to fear now?"
Six men were there in all, led on by the Prince, being of his bosom friends every one or his own varlets. Albeit blinded by the dazzle of the torches, the Duke d'Andria did contrive to parry several thrusts, and gave back some shrewd blows himself. But catching his foot in the platters lying on the floor, with the remains of the pasty and conserves, he fell over backward.
Soon as ever she thought her husband's troop to be gotten forth of the walls, the Princess bade her Nurse summon the Duke d'Andria to her. The old woman besought her to defer a meeting that might easily be cause of such sore calamity. "My dove," she cried, falling on her knees, her hands uplifted in supplication, "receive not the Duke to-day!
He bade strip the lover's corse bare like the other. The men did as they were bidden. And all the day the bodies of the Duke d'Andria and Doña Maria lay naked at the bottom of the steps. The passers-by drew near to see them. And the news of the bloody deed being spread about the city, a great press of curious onlookers came crowding before the Palace. Some said, "Lo! a good deed well done!"
Your pleasure will be all the greater to have him again presently, and he will love you all the better for the respite." But Doña Maria d'Avalos said: "Nurse, an if he be not here in one quarter of an hour, I will send you back home to your brethren in the mountains." And when the Duke d'Andria was by her side she did welcome him with an exceeding great joy.
She never told her love, but did bide the time when her good star should bring beside her him which had grown in the twinkling of an eye more dear to her than the day. She had not to tarry long. For the Duke d'Andria had noted her beauty, and went straightway to pay his court to the Prince of Venosa.
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