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Arrighetto replied, « Madonna, I
am full of joy, even though I may die
therefor, that you have taken me for
your lover, and I beg that, in token
of this, you will give me one kiss ».
Then she kissed him tenderly, for
she felt already in her heart the fire
of ardent love, and Arrighetto went
back into the bird.
