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The Tenth Day

The Eighth Novell

STORYTELLER: FILOMENA
ARTWORK: THE DECAMERON OF PETRU RUSU
THE TENTH DAY, EIGHTH NOVELL
1985 HAND COLORED ETCHING
AQUATINTA AQUAFORTE 21X29 CM | 8½X11½ IN

Filomena says that it’s easy to be

generous if you’re a king not impressive.
You’re rich anyway, so what, right?
But if a person’s broke and still shows
generosity, that’s something to praise.

She intends to tell a story now that will
please them much more than Pampinea’s
since it’s about everyday people like
themselves (never mind that they’re all

elite folk).

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