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Then Vagao went in to Judith, and said: Let not my good maid be afraid to go in to my lord, that she may be honoured before his face, that she may eat with him and drink wine and be merry.
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And Judith answered him: Who am I, that I should gainsay my lord?
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All that shall be good and best before his eyes, I will do. And whatsoever shall please him, that shall be best to me all the days of my life.
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And she arose and dressed herself out with her garments, and going in she stood before his face.
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And the heart of Holofernes was smitten, for he was burning with the desire of her.
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And Holofernes said to her: Drink now, and sit down and be merry for thou hast found favour before me.
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And Judith said: I will drink my lord, because my life is magnified this day above all my days.
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And she took and ate and drank before him what her maid had prepared for her.
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And Holofernes was made merry on her occasion, and drank exceeding much wine, so much as he had never drunk in his life.