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The Third Day
The Fifth Novell
STORYTELLER: ELISSA Boccaccio adds an interesting character note about Elissa when he
ARTWORK: THE DECAMERON OF PETRU RUSU transitions from Panfilo’s story to hers: she speaks like a snob out of
THE THIRD DAY, THE FIFTH NOVELL habit. But we digress. Sometimes, Elissa says, we assume that people
1985 HAND COLORED ETCHING are stupid just because we’re smart. That usually leads to problems.
AQUATINTA AQUAFORTE 21X29 CM | 8½X11½ IN It’s always best not to open yourself up to backlash in this situation,
but Elissa says she’s going to tell us a story about a person who does
just that.
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