Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

the which i counsel none to copy, for that great pity 'twas that it turned out well with him.

based on dioneo’s words, what is the author’s tone?

a tone of caution
a tone of flattery
a scornful tone
a respectful tone

I would contend that the author's tone based on Dioneo's words is a tone of caution. In this excerpt from The Decameron, the character of Dioneo is telling the story of the Marquis de Saluzzo, who married the daughter of a farmer and had two children with her, but he made her believe that he had killed them both, and expelled her from the house. Since Dioneo has previously described the Marquis as certainly not magnificent and "a piece of mad folly" and is now counseling the other characters not to imitate him, even though at the end something good came his way (his wife returned home and he honored her by granting her the title of Marchioness), it is possible to assert that the tone of the author is cautionary.

answer: sure

explanation: i'd love to know everything but that burden is too much to bare.