Youaretoknow, then, fairestmydamsels, that 'tisnotlongsincetheredweltatSalernoaleechmosteminentinsurgery, hisname, MasterMazzeodellaMontagna, whoinhisextremeoldagetooktowifeafairdamselofthesamecity, whomhekeptinnoblerandricherarrayofdressesandjewels, andallotherfinerythatthesexaffects, , shewasnonetoowarmmostofhertime, beingillcoveredabedbythedoctor; whogavehertounderstand—evenasMesserRicciardodiChinzica, ofwhomwespokeawhilesince, taughthisladythefeasts—thatforoncethatamanlaywithawomanheneededIknownothowmanydaystorecover, andthelikenonsense: wherebyshelivedasillcontentasmightbe; and, lackingneithersensenorspirit, shedeterminedtoeconomizeathome,andtakingtothestreet, toliveatothers' , havingpassedinreviewdiversyoungmen, sheatlastfoundonethatwastohermind, , —suchwasthegallant'sname—wasofnoblebirth, butoflife, andconversationsoevilandreprehensiblethatkinsmanorfriendhehadnoneleftthatwishedhimwell, orcaredtoseehim; , havingamindtohimforanotherreason; , theladybegantocensurehispastlife, andtoimplorehimforloveofhertodepartfromsuchevilways; andtoaffordhimthemeansthereto, , itchancedthatamanhaltofoneofhislegswasplacedundertheleech', andtoldhiskinsfolk, that, unlessagangrenedbonethathehadinhislegweretakenout, hemustdie, orhavethewholelegamputated; thatifthebonewereremovedhemightrecover; butthatotherwisehewouldnotanswerforhislife: whereupontherelativesassentedthattheboneshouldberemoved, andleftthepatientinthehandsoftheleech; who, deemingthatbyreasonofthepain 'twasnotpossibleforhimtoendurethetreatmentwithoutanopiate, causedtobedistilledinthemorningacertainwaterofhisownconcoction,wherebythepatient, drinkingit, mightbeensuredsleepduringsuchtimeashedeemedtheoperation,whichhemeanttoperformaboutvespers, , andsetitinthewindowofhisroom,, andtheleechwasabouttovisithispatient, amessengerarrivedfromsomeverygreatfriendsofhisatAmalfi, bearingtidingsofagreatriottherehadbeenthere, inwhichnotafewhadbeenwounded, , andtookboattoAmalfi; andthelady, knowingthathewouldnotreturnhomethatnight, didasshewaswontinsuchacase, towit, broughtRuggieriinprivily, , then,beingthusinthechamber, awaitingthelady, andhaving— whetheritwerethathehadhadafatiguingday, oreatensomethingsalt, or, perchance, that 'twashishabitofbody—amightythirst, glancingatthewindow, caughtsightofthebottlecontainingthewaterwhichtheleechhadpreparedforthepatient,andtakingittobedrinkingwater, setittohislipsanddrankitall, andinnolongtimefellintoadeepsleep.
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