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—Sliem ghalic o Sultan—is-Sema ihennic u jekaf mighec biex tara dejjem il paci u il hena tas-sudditi tighec.

—Grazie o guerrier, uiegeb ir-Re, gheidli chif uasalt haun.

—Baghatni is-Sema biex niddefendi xbeiba li ma ghandiex htia.

Dauuar uicciu u lemah lill'Elsa li chienet ka- met u rieska leih.

—Lil din geit niddefendi, ragia kal il guer- rier—Xi tgheid Elsa, trid int tatini il chelma li tibka il fidila tighi?...

Elsa xtehtet gharrcubteigha f'riġlein dac il giuvni u kalet:

—O salvatur tighi!...kalbi hia tighec—m'hux biss, imma ucoll ix-xettru u il curuna ta missieri.

—Ahlifli mela Elsa li meta tcun tighi ma tistaksini katt u la x'jisimni, u la minn fein gei, u l'ankas min jena.

—Nahliflec iva, uieġbet Elsa, colla ferhana.

Hecc chif Elsa tat il chelma tahha, il guer- rier kabada min ida mexxiha sa hdein is-Sultan, u ghajjat:

—Naghmel tajjeb li Elsa hia bla htia—dar imbaghad lein Telramondo u kal:

—Telramondo, inti ghedt hagia b'ohra lis- Sultan stess, nisfidac.