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Motif

Wife hides lover under bed. When husband comes in she drops candle and sends him out for another, allowing lover to escape unseen.

Deceptions. · Deceptions connected with adultery. · Adulteress outwits husband. · view the constellation · filed as K1521.4.1

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  • Spanish ExemplaKeller.
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Filed under Paramour hidden in the bed.

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