Tales from the Saragossa Manuscript by Jan Potocki

Author:Jan Potocki
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781907650833
Publisher: Dedalus Limited

Zoto left us, and we all made comments on his story that reflected each individual’s character. I confessed to being unable to deny to men as courageous as those he described a kind of regard. Emina said that courage deserves our regard only when used to win respect for virtue. Zibedde said that a young bandit of sixteen was certainly capable of inspiring love.

The two sisters then retired with their negresses to that part of the underground residence that had been set aside for them. They reappeared for supper, then everyone went to bed.

But when everything was quiet in the cavern, I saw Emina come in, bearing a lamp in one hand, like Psyche, and leading her younger sister, who was prettier than Cupid, by the other.

“Alphonse,” said Emina, “receive your reward for your heroism. You braved torture rather than betray us. We belong to you, we are your wives. May the holy Prophet perpetuate through us the bloodline of the Abencerrages.”

I was not sufficiently casuistic to know to what extent it was permissible for me to listen to such proposals of marriage. I searched for arguments against them. I found none. I stammered out a few words about proprieties, honour, the difference between our creeds. I was silenced. The weakness of my objections ended the discussion in my cousins’ favour.

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