A knight, who has a beautiful wife, is good friends with a local merchant, and the two frequently visit each other's homes. One day, when the knight is away on business, the merchant visits the knight's house, and finds the knight's wife alone. The wife lets the merchant into the house, then flings her arms about his neck, declaring her love and desire for him. The merchant attempts to dissuade her, and as he is disentangling himself from her embrace, the knight returns home. Immediately, the wife tears her face, clothes, and hair, and cries that the merchant has attempted to violate her. Furious, the knight kills the merchant. Many years later, when the wife reveals the truth, the knight is overcome with grief and dies of sorrow (or, in some versions, kills himself from remorse).
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