Chapter
1 1| She was the daughter of Francesco Cenci. Whether or not it
2 1| about to relate took place. Francesco Cenci will then appear to
3 1| despatch a papal nuncio, Francesco Cherigato, to the Diet of
4 2| frightful profanations, that Francesco Cenci was born. ~He was
5 2| about f32,000 of our money. Francesco Cenci, who was his only
6 2| else. The result was, that Francesco Cenci, inheriting vicious
7 2| The lawless profligacy of Francesco Cenci first began seriously
8 2| Massacre of St. Bartholomew. ~Francesco Cenci was at the time of
9 2| had no children. ~As if Francesco Cenci were void of all natural
10 2| these words, that had not Francesco Cenci's work been extremely
11 2| their claims, and ordered Francesco, to allow each of them two
12 3| from his presence. As for Francesco, he escaped, as on the two
13 3| took pity on her; compelled Francesco Cenci to give her a dowry
14 3| noble family of Gubbio. Francesco driven nearly frantic with
15 3| This came as a relief to Francesco, whose avarice pursued his
16 3| celebrate the event. ~But Francesco took every precaution against
17 3| make sure of her custody, Francesco kept her shut up in a remote
18 3| expanded like a flower; and Francesco, a stranger to no crime,
19 3| comparatively easy to compass; yet Francesco, to accomplish his diabolical
20 3| ministers to the pleasures of Francesco, who, rich as a king, every
21 3| only, on this occasion, Francesco Cenci, undressed, entered
22 3| who were unknown to her. Francesco threatened and prayed, but
23 3| her blushes and her tears. Francesco pointed out her stepmother,
24 3| that this was horrible; but Francesco had the slaw persistence
25 3| three years. ~At this time Francesco was obliged to make a journey,
26 3| suffered. But, before leaving, Francesco Cenci had taken precautions;
27 4| decided that on the return of Francesco the Abbe Guerra should demand
28 4| no one knew where he was, Francesco returned. The very first
29 4| and blows. ~The wrath of Francesco fell upon his wife, whom
30 4| was rudely dismissed by Francesco. The first refusal did not
31 4| such a union. At length Francesco, losing patience, told this
32 4| demanded what this reason was. Francesco replied: ~"Because she is
33 4| saw the smile with which Francesco Cenci accompanied his words,
34 4| Henceforth the doom of Francesco was irrevocably pronounced. ~
35 4| decided upon the murder of Francesco. ~Guerra was called in to
36 4| As for Olympio, he hated Francesco, because the latter had
37 4| Colonna. Almost every year Francesco Cenci spent some months
38 4| prince, had much esteem for Francesco, whose purse he found extremely
39 4| It had so happened that Francesco, being dissatisfied with
40 4| decided upon. ~The period when Francesco Cenci was accustomed to
41 4| the bandits to lapse, when Francesco was to be put to death.
42 4| nevertheless unsuccessful. When Francesco left Rome, the scout sent
43 4| better luck elsewhere. ~Francesco had in the meantime settled
44 5| stepmother had foreseen, that Francesco, stepping over the edge
45 5| and unexpected death of Francesco Cenci, and conceiving some
46 5| shortly before the death of Francesco, Marzio and Olympio had
47 7| Farinacci, who pleaded that Francesco Cenci had lost all the rights
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