MeanwhilePietro, perchedonhisoakinaswoefulaplightasmightbe, hadespied, whenheshouldhavebeeninhisfirstsleep, afullscoreofwolves,that, astheyprowled, caughtsightofthenag, ,assoonashewaswareoftheirapproach, strainedonthereinstilltheysnapped, andtriedtomakegoodhisescape; but, beinghemmedin, wasbroughttobay,andmadealongfightofitwithhisteethandhooves;butintheendtheyborehimdownandthrottledhimandforthwithevisceratedhim, and, thewholepackfallinguponhim, , whofeltthatinthenaghehadlostacompanionandacomfortinhistravail, wassorelydismayed, , he, perchedthereintheoak, almostdeadwithcold, lookingaroundhimashefrequentlydid, , assoonas'twasbroadday, hegotdown, notwithouttrepidation,fromtheoak, andbenthisstepstowardsthefire;andbeingcometoit, hefound, gatheredaboutit, acompanyofshepherds, eatingandmakingmerry, , hetoldthemthemishapthathadbefallenhim, andhowitwasthathewascometherealone, andaskedthemiftherewasafarmorcastleinthoseparts, , ,muchcomforted, requestedtobeguidedthitherbysomeoftheircompany; ,wherehefoundsomethatknewhim; andwhilehewasendeavouringtosetonfootasearchforthedamselintheforest, theladysummonedhimtoherpresence, andhe, forthwithobeying, andseeingAgnolellawithher,, butrefrained,forbashfulness, inthelady', , andthough, whenshehadheardthestoryofhisadventuresfromhisownlips, shechidhimnotalittleforhavingsetatnoughtthewishesofhiskinsfolk; yet, seeingthathewasstillofthesamemind, andthatthedamselwasalsoconstant, shesaidtoherself:—TowhatpurposegiveImyselfallthistrouble? theyloveoneanother, theyknowoneanother; theylovewithequalardour; theirloveishonourable, andIdoubtnotiswellpleasingtoGod, seeingthattheonehasescapedthegallowsandtheotherthelance, andboththewildbeasts: , turningtothem, shesaid:—"If 'tisyourwilltobejoinedinwedlockasmanandwife, minejumpswithit: hereshallyournuptialsbesolemnizedandatLiello'scharges, andfortherestIwillseethatyourpeaceismadewithyourkinsfolk."Sointhecastlethepairwerewedded, PietroonlylessblithethanAgnolella, theladyorderingthenuptialsashonourablyasmightbeinhermountain-home, , andthenaccompaniedbytheladywithastrongescort, theytookhorseandreturnedtoRome, where, verywroththoughshefoundPietro'skinsfolkforwhathehaddone, theladyre-establishedsolidpeacebetweenhimandthem; andsoatRomePietroandAgnolellalivedtogethertoagoodoldageingreattranquillityandhappiness.
[1] InreferencetotheforlornconditionofthecitywhiletheseatofthepapacywasatAvignon, 1308-1377.
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