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“ Tibza xein Elsa, jena haun ghalic, niddefen- dic, nakbes ghalic ghaliex inti bla htia—nic- confondi iva l’ghedeuua tighec, tahseb xein, halli f’idejja inti tcun hienia” ghalec jena issa nistenna lilu... jiddefendini hu, tani il chelma tighu, naf sgur li ma jonkosnix—nistennih...
Cull min chien jisma tchexchex: il hbieb ta Federico daru mighu u bdeu jippersuaduh li jirtira l’accusa tighu ghaliex chien jidher bic- ciar li dic, ix-xbeiba chienet innocenti.
—Xi tgheid Telramondo ? staksa ir-Re—tir- tira l’accusa ?
—Ah Maestà, kabes kal Telramondo, dan id- deliriu ta Elsa iuettakni actar fil fidi li hia hatia—chif smait inti—ghanda f’rasa lil xi giu- vnhi guerrier—thobbu—dana hu il complici ta Elsa... iridha biex bhal ma già gheddtlec jired il curuna ta Brabante; intom tarau chif jena ghandi ragiun—Xi tgheidu ?
—Chif tgheid inti narau li hi hatia, uieġbu x’uhud mil Cavalieri.
Bosta ohrain izda chienu contra Telramonde u ma kalu xein.
Meta Telramondo ra li m’hux culhatt chien ta’l fehma tighu, ta dakka ta ghain lein Ortru- da, li chella mitt sena sa chemm tara f’rasa il curuna ta Brabante u li chienet kgheda thares
