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shall be your pleasure to bid share your throne。             Hence I�察�in obedience to 

your    Highness'    commands�察      �pronounce     and   declare    that  this  damsel    is 

lawfully and irrevocably bound and affianced to the learned Dr。 Fusbius�察�

unless and until it shall please your Highness yourself to demand her hand 

in marriage。      May what I have spoken please your Highness� ─                 �And the 

President sat down。 

     Duke Deodonato sat a while in thought�察�and there was silence in the 

hall。   Then he spoke�此�

     ;Let all withdraw�察�saving the damsel only。; 

     And they  one and   all   withdrew�察�and   Duke   Deodonato was left alone 

with the damsel。 

     Then he arose and gazed long on the damsel�察�but the damsel would not 



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look on Duke Deodonato。 

     ;How are you called�察�lady�拭─�asked Duke Deodonato。 

     ;I am called Dulcissima�察─�said she。 

     ;Well named� ─�said Deodonato softly�察�and he went to the damsel�察�and 

he laid his hand�察�full gently�察�on her robe�察�and he said�此�

     ;Dulcissima�察  �you   have   the   prettiest   face   in   all   the   Duchy�察  �and   I   will 

have no wife but you�察─�and Duke Deodonato kissed the damsel。 

     The damsel forbore to strike Duke Deodonato�察�as she had struck Dr。 

Fusbius。     Again her cheek went red�察�and again pale�察�and she said�此�

     ;I wed no man on compulsion。; 

     ;Madam�察 �I   am   your   Sovereign�察─  �said   Duke   Deodonato�察  �and   his   eyes 

were on the damsel。 

     ;If you were an Archangel; cried the damsel。 

     ;Our   house   is   not   wont   to   be   scorned   of   ladies�察─  �said   Deodonato。 

;Am I crooked�察�or baseborn�察�or a fool�拭─�

     ;This day in your Duchy women are slaves�察�and men their masters by 

your will�察─�said she。 

     ;It is the order of nature�察─�said Deodonato。 

     ;It is not my pleasure�察─�said the damsel。 

     Then Deodonato laid his hand on his silver bell�察�for he was very angry。 

     ;Fusbius waits without�察─�said he。 

     ;I will wed him and kill him�察─�cried Dulcissima。 

     Deodonato gazed on her。 

     ;You had no chance of using the pins�察─�said he�察 �and the rent in your 

gown is very sore。; 

     And   upon   this   the   eyes   of   the   damsel   lost   their   fire   and   sought   the 

floor�察  �and   she plucked   at her   girdle�察  �and   would   not   look   on   Deodonato。 

And they said outside�此�

     ;It is very still in the Hall of the Duke。; 

     Then said Deodonato�此�

     ;Dulcissima�察�what would you�拭─�

     ;That you repeal your decrees�察─�said she。 

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     ;What I have decreed�察�I have decreed�察─�said he。 

     ;And what I have resolved�察�I have resolved�察─�said she。 

    Deodonato drew near to her。 

     ;And if I repeal the decrees�拭─�said he。 

     ;You will do well�察─�said she。 

     ;And you will wed; 

     ;Whom I will�察─�said she。 

    Deodonato turned to the window�察�and for a space he looked out�察�and 

the   damsel   smoothed   her   hair   and   drew   her   robe�察  �where   it   was   whole�察�

across the rent�察�and she looked on Deodonato as he stood�察�and her bosom 

rose and fell。    And she prayed a prayer that no man heard�察�or�察�if he heard�察�

might be so base as to tell。        But she saw the dark locks of Deodonato's 

hair and his form�察�straight as an arrow and tall as a six´foot wand�察�in the 

window。      And again�察�outside�察�they said�此�

     ;It is strangely still in the Hall of the Duke。; 

    Then Deodonato turned�察�and he pressed with his hand on the silver bell�察�

and straightway the Hall was filled with the Councilors�察�the Judges�察�and 

the halberdiers�察�attentive to hear the will of Deodonato and the fate of the 

damsel。     And the small eyes of Fusbius glowed�察�and the calm eyes of the 

President smiled。 

     ;My   Cousins�察  �Gentlemen�察  �and   my   faithful   Guard�察─  �said   Deodonato�察�

;Time�察�which is Heaven's mighty Instrument�察�brings counsel。                Say� �what 

the Duke has done�察�shall any man undo�拭─�

    Then cried they all�察�save one�此�

     ;No man� ─�

    And the President said�此�

     ;Saving the Duke。; 

     ;The decrees which I made�察─�said Deodonato�察 �I unmake。               Henceforth 

let men and maidens in my Duchy  marry or not marry as they will�察�and 

God give them joy of it。; 

    And all�察�save Fusbius�察�cried ;Amen� ─          �But Fusbius cried�此�

     ;Your Highness�察�it is demonstrated beyond cavil�察�ay�察�to the satisfaction 

of your Highness; 



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     ;This is very tedious�察─�said Deodonato。           ;Let him speak no more� ─�

     And again he drew near to Dulcissima�察�and there�察�before them all�察�he 

fell on his knee。     And a murmur ran through the hall。 

     ;Madam�察─  �said   Deodonato�察   �if   you   love   me�察  �wed   me。      And�察  �if   you 

love me not�察�depart in peace and in honor�察�and I�察�Deodonato�察�will live my 

life alone。; 

     Then the damsel trembled�察�and barely did Deodonato catch her words�此�

     ;There are many men here�察─�said she。 

     ;It   is   not   given    to   Princes�察─    �said   Deodonato�察      �to   be    alone。 

Nevertheless�察�if you will�察�leave me alone。;             And the damsel bent low�察�so 

that the breath of her mouth stirred the hair on Deodonato's head�察�and he 

shivered as he knelt。 

     ;My Prince and my King� ─�said she。 

     And Deodonato shot to his feet�察�and before them all he kissed her�察�and�察�

turning�察�spoke�此�

     ;As I have wooed�察�let every man in this Duchy woo。                 As I have won�察�

let every man that is worthy win。          For�察�unless he so woo�察�and unless he so 

win�察�vain is his wooing�察�and vain is his winning�察�and a fig for his wedding�察�

say I�察�Deodonato�        �I�察�that was Deodonato�察�and now amDeodonato and 

Dulcissima。; 

     And a great cheer rang out in the Hall�察�and Fusbius fled to the door�察�

and they tore his gown as he went and cursed him for a knave。                     But the 

President raised his voice aloud and cried�此�

     ;May Heaven preserve your Highnessesand here's a blessing on all 

windows� ─�

     And that is the reason why you will find ��if you travel there�察�as I trust 

you   may�察  �for   nowhere   are   the   ladies   fairer   or   the   men   so   gallant��   more 

windows   in   the   Duchy   of   Deodonato   than   anywhere   in   the   wide   world 

besides。     For   the   more   windows�察�the   wider   the   view�察  �and   the   wider the 

view�察  �the   more   pretty   damsels   do   you   see�察  �and   the   more   pretty   damsels 

you see�察�the more jocund a thing is lifeand that is what the men of the 

Duchy      loveand     not  least�察 �Duke     Deodonato�察     �whom�察    �with   his   bride 

Dulcissima�察�may Heaven long preserve� �



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                            CHAPTER VIII。 



                         ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL。 

     There   was   oncethe   date   is   of   no   momenta   Sultan�察  �and   he   had   a 

Vizier named Ashimullah。            This minister was a wise man�察�much trusted 

by his master�察�but he was held in some suspicion and dislike at the court 

because he had been bornor�察�if that be doubtful�察�had at least been breda 

Christian�察�and had been originally a prisoner of the Sultan's armies。 

     But Ashimullah�察�for reasons which intimately concerned his own head�察�

but need not concern   anybody else's�察�promptly found the true path�察  �and�察�

having professed a ready conversion to the tenets of Islam�察�rose rapidly to 

a   high   place   in   the   service   of   the   Sultan�察  �so   that   his   promotion   never 

ceased     until   he   was    installed   in  the   office   of   Grand    Vizier。    Yet�察�

remembering   his   discreditable   past�察  �the   Sultan   was   accustomed   to   exact 

from him the fullest and most minute observance of his religious duties。 

To   such   observance Ashimullah   submitted�察  �comforting   himself   with   the 

example   of   Naaman   the   Syrian�察  �for   Ashimullah   was   still�察  �in   secret�察  �a 

Christian�察  �and   his   adherence   to   Islam   was   only   a   polite   concession   to 

public feeling。      But there was one point on which his conscience struck 

him sorely�察�and this was no other than the question of wives。                 Ashimullah 

had one wife�察�a lady of great beauty and remarkable accomplishments�察�and 

for   the   life   of   him   he   could   not   see   how�察  �consistently   with   the   religion 

which he held in his heart and with the honor that he owed to the lady�察�he 

could take any other wife。         Such an act appeared to him to be a deadly sin�察�

for it was most plainly held and laid down by the rules of his religion�察�and 

had moreover been amply proved by experience�察�that one wife was enough 

for   any   man。    Therefore   when   the   Sultan�察  �hearing   that Ashimullah   had 

but one wife�察�and considering the thing very suspicious and unnatural�察�sent 

for   him�察  �and   required   him   to   order   his   establishment   on   a   scale   more 

befitting   his   present   exalted   position�察�Ashimullah   was   in   sad   perplexity。 

To   obey   was   to   sin�察  �to   refuse   was   likely   to   cost   him   his   life�察  �for   if   his 

master suspected the sincerity of his conversion�察�his shrift would be short。 



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