. The Nights of Straparola. C!)c fables anti enigmas of ^^csscr (J5iot)anni jFranccsco ^^traparola Da Carat)aggio. /eigl)t tl)e ifourtl).. LREADY the golden-haired Apollo in his radiantchariot had sped away from this hemisphere of ours,and, havinjT sunk beyond the distant line of sea, hadbetaken himself to the antipodes, and ail thosewho had been labouring in the fields, now wearywith their hard toil, felt no desire for aught save torepose quietly in their beds, when the worshipful and highborncompany assembled themselves joyfully once more in the accustomedspot. And after the ladies and gentl
. The Nights of Straparola. C!)c fables anti enigmas of ^^csscr (J5iot)anni jFranccsco ^^traparola Da Carat)aggio. /eigl)t tl)e ifourtl).. LREADY the golden-haired Apollo in his radiantchariot had sped away from this hemisphere of ours,and, havinjT sunk beyond the distant line of sea, hadbetaken himself to the antipodes, and ail thosewho had been labouring in the fields, now wearywith their hard toil, felt no desire for aught save torepose quietly in their beds, when the worshipful and highborncompany assembled themselves joyfully once more in the accustomedspot. And after the ladies and gentlemen had spent a short time inmirthful converse, the Signora Lucretia, when silence had beenrestored, bade them bring forth the golden vase. Then, havingwritten with her own hand the names of five of the ladies and castthem into the vase, she called to the Signor Vangelista and direftedhim to draw out of the vase the names one by one, in order that theymight clearly know to which of their companions the duty of story-telling on that same night would be assigned. Then Signor Vange-lista, rising from his seat and breaking ofF the plea
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