Howgrievouswasthedistressofthegirl, wholovedhimmorethanherself, you, myladies, , andmanytimesshevainlycalledhimbyhisname;butwhen, havingfelthisbodyallover, andfounditcoldineverypart, shecouldnolongerdoubtthathewasdead, knowingnotwhattosayordo, shewent,tearfulandwoebegone, tocallthemaid, towhomshehadconfidedherlove, , andthenthegirlsaidtothemaid:—"NowthatGodhasrefthimfromme, Ihavenomindtolingerinthislife; butbeforeIslaymyself, Iwouldwemightfindaptmeanstopreservemyhonour, andthesecretofourlove, andtoburythebodyfromwhichthesweetsoulhasfled." "Mydaughter," saidthemaid, "speaknotofslayingthyself, forsowouldstthouloseintheotherworld, also, himthatthouhastlosthere; seeingthatthouwouldstgotohell, whither, sureIam, hissoulisnotgone, foragoodyouthhewas; farbetterwereittoputonacheerfulcourage, andbethinktheetosuccourhissoulwiththyprayersorpiousworks,, norwillanyoneeverknow; fornoneknowsthatheevercamehither; andifthouwiltnothaveitso, wecanbearhimforthofthegarden, andleavehimthere; andonthemorrowhewillbefound, andcarriedhome, andburiedbyhiskinsfolk." Thegirl, heavy-ladenthoughshewaswithanguish, andstillweeping, yetgaveeartothecounselsofhermaid, andrejectingtheformeralternative,madeanswertothelatteronthiswise:—"NowGodforbidthatayouthsodear, whomIhavesolovedandmademyhusband, shouldwithmyconsentbeburiedlikeadog, , andsofarasImayavail, heshallhavethetearsofhiskinsfolk, andalreadywotIwhatwemustdo." Andforthwithshesentthemaidforapieceofsilkencloth, whichshehadinoneofherboxes; andwhenthemaidreturnedwithit, theyspreaditontheground, andlaidGabriotto'sbodythereon, , sheddingthewhilemanyatear, woveforhimawreathofroses, andstreweduponhimalltherosesthatheandshehadgathered; whichdone, shesaidtothemaid:—"'Tisbutashortwayhencetothedoorofhishouse; sothitherwewillbearhim, thouandI, thusaswehavedighthim, , andtheywilltakehimup; and,though 'twillbenoconsolationtothem, I, inwhosearmshedied, shallbegladofit." Sosaying, sheburstoncemoreintoatorrentoftears, andfellwithherfaceuponthefaceofthedead, , yieldingatlasttotheurgencyofhermaid, fordaywasdrawingnigh, shearose, drewfromherfingertheringwithwhichshehadbeenweddedtoGabriotto,andsetitonhisfinger, sayingwithtears:—"Dearmylord, ifthysoulbewitnessofmytears, orif, whenthespiritisfled, aughtofintelligenceorsensestilllurkinthebody, graciouslyreceivethelastgiftofherwhominlifethoudidstsodearlylove." Whichsaid, sheswooned, andfelluponthecorpse; but, comingafterawhiletoherself, shearose; andthensheandhermaidtooktheclothwhereonthebodylay, andsobearingit, quittedthegarden, andbenttheirstepstowardsthedeadman', itchancedthatcertainofthePodesta'sguard, thatforsomereasonoranotherwereabroadatthathour, metthem, , towhomdeathwasmorewelcomethanlife, nosoonerknewthemfortheofficersoftheSignorythanshefranklysaid:—"Iknowyou, whoyouare, andthatflightwouldavailmenothing: IamreadytocomewithyoubeforetheSignory, andtotellallthereistotell; butletnoneofyoupresumetotouchme, solongasIobeyyou, ortotakeawayaughtthatisonthisbody, ifhewouldnotthatIaccusehim." Andso, noneventuringtolayhanduponeitherherpersonorthecorpse, sheenteredthepalace.
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