In virtual enslavement, Taddeo performs numerous
household chores for his master's wife, who is
labeled moglie del Calavrese (wife of Cala[b]rese),
and who sits indolently at center infingarda e da
poco (lazy and good-for-nothing). He makes his
employers' bed, brings wood and water from the
cellar, and crouches on the floor to start the fire
for cooking. Taddeo is so busy that he cannot study
the glories of Rome that lie just outside.
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