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One night, he invited a learned monk from the white monastery, not far away, to come and take dinner with him. ONE NIGHT HE INVITED A LEARNED MONK FROM THE WHITE MONASTERY NOT FAR AWAY TO COME AND TAKE DINNER WITH HIM
y day, her beauty seemed diviner, and she more lovely. He lavished various gifts upon her, among others that of a diadem of beryl and sapphire. Then he put on her finger a diamond ring worth what was a very great sum--a king's ransom. In the Middle Ages, monarchs as well as nobles were taken prisoners in battle and large amounts of money had to be paid to get them back again. So a king's ransom is what Benlli paid for his wife's diamond ring. He loved her so dearly that he never suspected for a moment that he would ever have any trouble in keeping his three promises. But without variety, life has no spice, and monotony wearies the soul. After nine years had passed, and his wife absented herself every Friday night, he began to wonder why it could be. His curiosity, to know the reason for her going away, so increased that it so wore on him that he became both miserable in himself and irritable toward others. Everybody in the castle noticed the change in their master, and grieved over it. HORSEBACK OR IN HUNTING THE DEER EVERY DAY HER BEAUTY SEEMED DIVINER AND EVEN MORE LOVELY HE LAVISHED VARIOUS GIFTS UPON HER AMONG OTHERS WAS A DIADEM OF BERYL AND SAPPHIRE THEN HE PUT ON HER FINGER A DIAMOND RING WORTH WHAT WAS A VERY GREAT SUM A KING'S RANSOM IN THE MIDDLE AGES MONARCHS AS WELL AS NOBLES WERE TAKEN PRISONER IN BATTLE AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY HAD TO BE PAID TO GET THEM BACK AGAIN SO A KING'S RANSOM IS WHAT BENTLY PAID FOR HIS WIFE'S DIAMOND RING HE LOVED HER SO DEARLY THAT HE NEVER SUSPECTED FOR A MOMENT HE WOULD EVER HAVE ANY TROUBLE IN KEEPING HIS THREE PROMISES BUT WITHOUT VARIETY LIFE HAS NO SPICE AND MONOTONY WEARIES THE SOUL AFTER NINE YEARS HAD PASSED AND HIS WIFE ABSENCE HERSELF EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT HE BEGAN TO WONDER WHY IT COULD BE HIS CURIOSITY TO KNOW THE REASON FOR HER GOING AWAY SO INCREASED AND SO WORE ON HIM THAT HE BECAME BOTH MISERABLE IN HIMSELF AND IRRITABLE TOWARDS OTHERS EVERYBODY IN THE CASTLE NOTICED A CHANGE IN THEIR MASTER AND GRIEVED OVER IT
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