Elisa Queen
Subject.—Of such as by some sprightly sally have repulsed an attack, or by some ready retort or device have avoided loss, peril, or scorn.
NOVEL I
By Filomena
A knight engages to carry Madonna Oretta behind him on the saddle, promising to tell her a pleasant story by the way; but the lady finding it not to be according to her taste, begs him to allow her to dismount.
NOVEL II
By Pampinea
Cisti the baker, by a sharp retort, makes Signor Geri Spina sensible of an unreasonable request.
Consult Cappelletti, L., La novella di Cisti fornaio, in Cronaca minima (Livorno, 1887, 28 August).
NOVEL III