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The Second Day

The Eighth Novell

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

All the ladies sigh after the story of Alatiel.
The author suggests maybe they’re wishing
they were Alatiel with her many lovers.
Elissa rejoices that there are so many
stories she could choose to tell on the
topic of Fortune. But she has to choose
one, so she picks a story about a time of
transition (the Roman Empire moving to
the hands of the Germans) and how Walter,
the Count of Antwerp gets pulled into it all.

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