: Giovanni Boccaccio
: The Decameron. An Engllish Adaptation by C. Garlano
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Perceptive and well-written adaptation of Boccaccio's masterpiece, The Decameron. Superb reading for student and layman alike.
71. A Wife`s Loan (p. 172)

Gulfard was a German officer in the payroll of the state in Milan. A stout and loyal fellow, his credit rating was excellent, for he repaid each loan he received. During his stay in the city, he fell in love with the wife of a rich merchant and in a discreet way let her know his feelings. The lady sent him word that she would please him, provided that he satisfy her need of two hundred florins and keep their affair an absolute secret.

Gulfard despised her sordid covetousness, but let her know that he would do everything in his power to please her. Nobody would know anything except a trusted friend of his, who always kept him company.

One day the lady informed Gulfard that her husband was to leave town in a day or two. Gulfard went to him before he left and took a loan for two hundred florins. The rich merchant left town, and the German officer, taking his friend along, went to deliver the two hundred florins to the lady."Madame," he told her in his friend`s presence,"take this money and give it to your husband on his return."

"Gladly," answered the lady, thinking that he had said this to cover up his real purpose before the friend. She counted the money and was happy. Then she obliged Gulfard every night until her husband returned.

Later, when Gulfard spied the merchant with his wife, he went with his friend to their house. At the proper moment he said before everybody,"Sir, I had no use for the two hundred florins you loaned me. Therefore, I returned them to your wife during your absence. Please cancel my debt."

The merchant asked his wife if she had received the money, and she could not deny it in front of the other witness. Therefore, she gave her husband the price of her baseness, and Gulfard had the last laugh in this sordid affair.

72. The Sexual Urge of a Priest

The pastor of Varlungo, a little village near Florence, was a lusty man who always tried to please the ladies in his parish. Among them, Belcolore, the wife of a farmer, was most to his liking. A jolly young woman, she was as apt at turning the mill as any woman alive. She could play tabor, lead the dance around, and sing. He tried all means to attract her attention, but she ignored him, even though he kept sending gifts from his garden.

One day, the priest saw Belcolore`s husband leave the village on some business. Immediately, he ran to see her and started to complain about her harshness.

"What am I doing?" she asked with a mocking laugh."You don`t do anything. Nor do you let me do anything. That`s what is wrong," answered the pastor.

"Come on, now. Do priests do such things?""Better than others," replied he."And I`ll tell you why. We grind seasonal, not steady harvests."
TABLE OF CONTENTS12
FOREWORD8
THE FIRST DAY: Free Topics22
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE23
1. The Fake Sanctified26
2. The Converted Jew30
3. The Jewish Moneylender32
4. The Lewd Abbot33
5. The Marchioness's Reproof35
6. A Greedy Inquisitor36
7. Shameful Avarice38
8. The Scorned Merchant39
9. A Rebuked King40
10. A Wise Man in Love41
THE SECOND DAY: Mishaps with a Happy Ending42
11. Assumed Miracle43
12. What a Night!45
13. The Disguised Abbot48
14. The Lucky Corsair51
15. The Duped Duper53
16. An Adventurous Mother57
17. The Re-virgined Princess60
18. Feminine Revenge65
19. Heroic Chaste Wife68
20. A Lovable Pirate72
THE THIRD DAY: Satisfied Wishes76
21. Seduced by Nuns77
22. The Raped Queen79
23. Unaware Middleman81
24. The Road to Holiness84
25. A Wife for a Horse86
26. A Jealous Wife88
27. The Lover's Return91
28. A Drunkard in Purgatory94
29. The Estranged Wife96
30. The Devil's Burial99
THE FOURTH DAY: Tragic Love Stories102
31. The Princess's Lover103
32. The Angel's Lover105
33. Love and Crime108
34. A Fatal Attack110
35. Jealous Brothers112
36. Foreboding Dreams114
37. The Poisonous Leaf116
38. Love and Death117
39. The Lover's Heart119
40. The Drugged Lover121
THE FIFTH DAY: Difficult Cases with a Happy Course124
41. From Bum to Gentleman125
42. Rediscovered Lovers127
43. Dangerous Elopement129
44. The Caged Nightingale131
45. Rivals in Love134
46. The Forgiven Seducer136
47. The Boss's Daughter138
48. An Instructive Vision140
49. The Untimely Banquet142
50. A Mismatched Couple144
THE SIXTH DAY: Witty Answers146
51. A Bad Storyteller147
52. An Indiscreet Request148
53. The Unwise Bishop149
54. The One-legged Stork150
55. The Witty Painter151
56. An Absurd Bet152
57. Legalized Adultery153
58. Bantered Vanity154
59. The Flouted Mocker155
60. The Miracle Peddler156
THE SEVENTH DAY: Tricky Wives158
61. The Unfaithful Sorceress159
62. The Hidden Lover161
63. Sex and Exorcism163
64. The Jealous Cuckold165
65. Jealousy and Adultery167
66. The Unexpected Husband169
67. The Esquire's Passion171
68. A Crafty Wife173
69. The Overcautious Lover175
70. Forgiven Adultery177
THE EIGHTH DAY: Hoaxes and Conjugal Triangles178
71. A Wife's Loan179
72. The Sexual Urge of a Priest180
73. The Magic Stone182
74. The Trapped Priest184
75. The Fooled Judge185
76. Robbed and Fooled186
77. The Scholar's Revenge188
78. Unplanned Wife Swapping191
79. The Silly Physician193
80. The Duped Whore196
THE NINTH DAY: Unrestricted Topics200
81. The Undesirable Suitors201
82. The Sinful Nun203
83. The Pregnant Man205
84. An Ungrateful Swindler207
85. Framed-up Lover209
86. Sex Orgy in the Dark211
87. The Suspicious Wife214
88. The Revenge of a Glutton215
89. Solomon's Advice217
90. The Interrupted Enchantment219
THE TENTH DAY: Generous and Chivalric Deeds222
91. The Unrewarded Knight223
92. The Dieting Abbot224
93. The Two Philanthropists226
94. The Discreet Lover229
95. Magic and Love231
96. The Ashamed King233
97. The Commoner and the King235
98. The Replaced Husband238
99. Timely Return241
100. The Patient Wife244
CONCLUSION247