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“Guglielmo Borsiere“
Although a Genoese gentleman called Ermino de’ Grimaldi and can’t wait to meet him. Likewise, Ermino hears good
is richer than any man in Italy, he’s a total miser. His things of Guglielmo and invites him to see a new house
frugality earns him the name Ermino Skinflint. While Ermino that he’s built for himself. Ermino asks Guglielmo if he can
piles up his money, a silver-tongued courtier named think of any completely novel subject that he might have
Guglielmo Borsiere comes to town. Lauretta here spends a painted on the walls of his home. Guglielmo’s been waiting
lot of time dissing the so-called nobles of her day, who are for this opening. He says that there’s nothing new under
anything but noble when compared to Borsiere. Gone are the sun, but that he does know of something that Ermino
the days when courtiers performed noble, peacemaking knows nothing about: Generosity. Ermino’s so struck by the
deeds for little reward, she says. The scoundrels of these comment that he promises Guglielmo to have it painted so
days do nothing but gossip and spread trouble, and the well that others will never think Ermino was a stranger to
worst of them are rewarded. Lauretta then calms down generosity. And there’s a bonus: Ermino took Guglielmo’s
and tells us that Guglielmo gets a great welcome from all comment so much to heart that he became the best and
the best families of Genoa. He learns of Ermino’s greed most generous gentleman of the city.
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