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The Quartier Latin
My
very
excellent
Relative
,
being
,
as
I
have
discovered
,
enamoured
of
my
Lady
,
hath
by
very
foul
influence
got
me
exiled
from
Court
Extract
from
Letters
of
Marco
.
If
I'd
my
will
,
straight
would
I
hasten
to
Seek
out
a
certain
Relative
of
mine
Towards
whom
my
heart
holds
love
like
proffered
wine
Poisoned
perchance
?
Lord
,
no
l
as
this
is
true
.
Swiftly
I'd
give
him
just
his
proper
due
:
A
slip
-
knot
in
a
piece
of
hempen
twine
,
With
jagged
,
rusty
nails
along
the
line
Where
it
would
kiss
his
throat
—
they'd
not
be
few
.
Then
with
his
hands
made
fast
,
and
feet
as
well
,
Tight’ning
the
noose
about
his
bloody
neck
,
Delightful
sport
I'd
have
,
to
heart's
content
;
Adding
what
torture
hatred
could
invent
;
So
crying
,
“
Mate
,
”
where
hitherto
but
“
Check
.
”
I
love
him
?
Yea
-
even
as
God
loves
Hell
.
M.
P.
