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Updated: May 28, 2025
"Morigen had already seized me, when the old woman, our confidante, threw herself at the feet of her mistress. "'Oh, madam! said she, 'do not commit such a crime; do not expose yourself to remorse which you will be unable to support. "The behaviour of the old slave brought my wife to reflection.
"'It cost me two thousand sequins, said I, stammering. "'Liar! replied my spouse, her eyes inflamed with rage, 'it cost you much more: the account of it is on your cheek. Vile and base man! you have made a trade of your love, but you shall pay dear for your infamous conduct. Morigen, said she, addressing her first eunuch, 'let him be beheaded.
She appeared to meditate a little; and then, changing her opinion, ordered me to receive the bastinado. While Morigen was executing her rigorous orders, which I endeavoured to bear without complaining, she seized a musical instrument, and made the chords resound with an air which expressed a mixture of jealous rage and malignant satisfaction.
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