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words, she turned to Arrighetto and
said, embracing him the while,
« Bearing in mind all that you have
undergone for my sake, I should
indeed be ungrateful were I to
refuse you your reward ; and so I am
content that you use me as you will,
but first I should like to behold what
your seeming may be. Now go back
to your hiding-place, and fear not,
for to-morrow I will make believe
to sleep, and fasten the chamber-
door. Then, when I shall be alone,
we can look upon one another, and
converse more at length ». __
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