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The Seventh Day
The Tenth Novell
STORYTELLER: DIONEO Dioneo says that he was fully intending to behave himself today,
ARTWORK: THE DECAMERON OF PETRU RUSU being that he’s the King, and tell a story that conformed to the
THE SEVENTH DAY, TENTH NOVELL theme. But someone already told the story he had in mind.
1985 HAND COLORED ETCHING
AQUATINTA AQUAFORTE 21X29 CM | 8½X11½ IN Instead, he’s going to take his cue from Elissa and tell a story
about the Sienese. He’ll make up for violating his own law at
another time.
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