A knight once begged a lady for her love, and told her among other
things that he was noble and rich and passing fair. And your husband is
so ugly, as you know.
And that husband was behind the wall of the room. He spoke and said:
Messer, by your courtesy further your own affairs, but do not mar those
of other men.
Messer di Val Buona was the ugly man. And Messer Rinieri da Calvoli was
the other. [96]