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Updated: June 24, 2025
He had pictured the desirable one in day-dreams, and, merely because of his violent antipathy towards the Eurasian element in the Far East, the dulcissima had appeared invariably as a tall, slender creature, with the lightest of flaxen hair and the grayest of gray eyes.
Hereat both the princes wondered beyond measure, and after my gracious Duke Philippus had felt his finger, he answered, "Dulcissima puella, ego perdidi"; whereupon she gave it to him.
"This day in your Duchy women are slaves, and men their masters by your will," said she. "It is the order of nature," said Deodonato. "It is not my pleasure," said the damsel. Then Deodonato laid his hand on his silver bell, for he was very angry. "Fusbius waits without," said he. "I will wed him and kill him," cried Dulcissima. Deodonato gazed on her.
"Well named!" said Deodonato softly, and he went to the damsel, and he laid his hand, full gently, on her robe, and he said, "Dulcissima, you have the prettiest face in all the Duchy, and I will have no wife but you;" and Duke Deodonato kissed the damsel. The damsel forbore to strike Duke Deodonato, as she had struck Dr. Fusbius.
And Deodonato shot to his feet, and before them all he kissed her, and, turning, spoke: "As I have wooed, let every man in this Duchy woo. As I have won, let every man that is worthy win. For, unless he so woo, and unless he so win, vain is his wooing and vain is his winning, and a fig for his wedding, say I, Deodonato! I, that was Deodonato, and now am Deodonato and Dulcissima."
"This day in your Duchy women are slaves, and men their masters by your will," said she. "It is the order of nature," said Deodonato. "It is not my pleasure," said the damsel. Then Deodonato laid his hand on his silver bell, for he was very angry. "Fusbius waits without," said he. "I will wed him and kill him," cried Dulcissima. Deodonato gazed on her.
Duke Deodonato sat awhile in thought, and there was silence in the hall. Then he spoke: "Let all withdraw, saving the damsel only." And they one and all withdrew, and Duke Deodonato was left alone with the damsel. Then he arose and gazed long on the damsel; but the damsel would not look on Duke Deodonato. "How are you called, lady?" asked Duke Deodonato. "I am called Dulcissima," said she.
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