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Adso's Encounter with the Girl from "The Name of the Rose". Adso, alone in the library, is overcome by lust and guilt after reading about Fra Dolcino. He goes down to the kitchen and encounters a beautiful peasant girl.

After Compline of the Fourth Day

Adso's Encounter with the Girl

Adso, alone in the library, is overcome by lust and guilt after reading about Fra Dolcino. He goes down to the kitchen and encounters a beautiful peasant girl. They have a passionate sexual encounter. Afterward, he finds a package containing an ox heart, which terrifies him. William finds him and hears his confession, absolving him but warning him of the dangers of lust.