Due to a misunderstanding, a print of the actor
Ichikawa Danjûrô II has lately been hung beside
A painting of St. Justina who is Patron of Padua
And stands in for St. Mark when Mark takes time off
From being Patron of Venice. As per her contract
Justina is shown as a peerlessly beautiful blonde
With a long sword transfixing her breast.
After weeks the second Danjûrô -- not a timid man --
Breaks the silence between them and asks
"What master stabbed you right through the body
Without leaving a single trace of blood?"
"I've wondered about that too," she answers;
"He looked a very ordinary man."
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