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The Tenth Day
The Tenth Novell
STORYTELLER: DIONEO Dioneo says that since the stories have been about nobility, he’ll
ARTWORK: THE DECAMERON OF PETRU RUSU tell a story about a marquis. But that is where his cooperation ends.
THE TENTH DAY, TENTH NOVELL Instead of telling a story about munificence, Dioneo is going to tell
1985 HAND COLORED ETCHING a story about a character notable for his brutality. Don’t try this at
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home, he says. Nobody should ever profit from this sort of behavior.
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