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Ortruda ferhet actar minn Elsa, rat li bdiet tokrob ġmiela ghal vendetta—ghalec b'uiċċ ta uahda mniccta marret tilka lill'Elsa.
Ortruda !... kalet Elsa hecc chif harget mil bieb.
L'infami xtehtet ghar-rcubteigha f'riġlein Elsa.
—Kum minn, hemm nitolboc , jena nahfirlec bil kalb ta'd-deni li ghamiltli—u ghada nitlob ucoll lil guerrier tighi li jitlob ghal mahfra ta Federico.
—Oh ! chemm int kalbec taiba !...
—Dmir tighi—derri issa Ortruda u nistiednec biex ghada tigi u tarani ntejjeg...
—Ma nistax, ma jisthokklix.
—Hallic min dan, kalet Elsa.
—Ma jistax icun—jen ma nafx biex nibda nhalsec ta'l hniena tighec, ma ghandix x'natic, biss parir.
—Jakau ?
—Ma ghandix il curaġġ ngheidlec.
-Ghamilli piacir, nitolboc.
—Mela la tridni ngheidlec, cun af li inti teun sventurata...
—Jena ?... u l’ghaliex ? staksiet Elsa.
—Int ma tafx is-sigriet ta dac il guerrier ?
—Ortruda ! ... ghaitet Elsa ncurlata, dac is salvatur tighi—ghandi fidi shiha fich—nhobbu ghaliex ihobbni.
