Fairladies, thereisthatinthequeen'sstorywhichhascausedmetochangemypurpose, andsubstituteanotherstoryforthatwhichIhadmeanttotell: IrefertotheinsensatefollyofBernabo (wellthoughitwaswithhimintheend) andofallotherswhodeludethemselves, asheseemedtodo, withthevainimaginationthat, whiletheygoabouttheworld, takingtheirpleasurenowofthis, nowoftheotherwoman,theirwives, leftathome, suffernottheirhandstostrayfromtheirgirdles; asifwewhoarebornofthemandbredamongthem, , bymystoryIpurposeatoneandthesametimetoshewyouhowgreatisthefollyofallsuch, andhowmuchgreateristhefollyofthosewho, deemingthemselvesmightierthannature, thinkbysophisticalargumentstobringthattopasswhichisbeyondtheirpower, andstrivemightandmaintoconformotherstotheirownpattern, , betterendowedwithmentalthanwithphysicalvigour, bynameMesserRicciardodiChinzica, who, beingmindedtotakeawife, andthinking, perhaps, tosatisfyherbythesameresourceswhichservedhimforhisstudies,wastobesuitedwithnonethathadnotbothyouthandbeauty, qualitieswhichhewouldratherhaveeschewed, , beingveryrich, , Bartolomeabyname, amaidasfairandfitforamorousdallianceasanyinPisa, , andhadabraveandlordlywedding; butintheessaywhichhemadetheveryfirstnighttoservehersoastoconsummatethemarriagehemadeafalsemove, anddrewthegamemuchtohisowndisadvantage; fornextmorninghislean, witheredandscarceanimateframewasonlytobere-quickenedbydraughtsofvernaccia,[1], takingamoresoberestimateofhispowersthanhehadbeenwont,theworthyjudgebegantogivehiswifelessonsfromacalendar, whichmighthaveservedasahorn-book,andperhapshadbeenputtogetheratRavenna[2]inasmuchas, accordingtohisshewing, therewasnotadayintheyearbutwassacred, nottoonesaintonly,buttomany; inhonourofwhomfordiversreasonsitbehovedmenandwomentoabstainfromcarnalintercourse; wheretoheaddedfast-days, Ember-days,vigilsofApostlesandothersaints, Friday, Saturday,Sunday, thewholeofLent, certainlunarmansions,andmanyotherexceptions, arguingperchance, , whichcausedtheladygrievousdumps, helongpersisted, hardlytouchingheronceamonth, andobservingherclosely, lestanothershouldgivehertoknowworking-days, ashehadtaughtherholidays.
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