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Meta spiccia is-Sultan bdeu mexjin ghal cnisia.
Hecc chif Elsa bdiet tielgha leuuel targiet, Ortruda b'ghaineigha mberrka u b'raghua ma halka marret kuddiema u
—Le ma tidholx haun, ghaitet :
—Argia lura !...
F'dakka uahda kamet xeuuiexa shieha—id- Dami bdeu jibzghu, Elsa tirtghod — in-nobbli colla bdeu jimbuttau l'Ortruda, hasbugha ig- gennet.
—Orbtugha !—Oktlugha ! bdeu ighaitu.
—Halluni nitchellem, bdiet tghajjat Ortruda.
—Nisimghu xi trid tgheid, kalet Elsa.
—Zeugi giè iccundannat ghal xein—Telra- mondo hu maghruf bizzejjed — culhatt jafu— mentri il gharus tighec ma jaf hatt min ù u x'jismu u l'ankas mnein hu... ghaitet Ortruda.
—Sicchet Isienec, mara nfami ! kabzet kalet Elsa—ghalecc geit tibchi kuddiemi ghal mah- fra ?... Jena gia ghedtlec l'gharus tighi naf min ù tajjeb, cuntenta bieh.
—Izda min ù ? ghedilna ?...
—Giuvni mibghud mil'Alla biex javvilisci lil Telramondo zengec b'castig ta'l accusa nfami li ghamilli.
