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I have had made this copy of certain clauses of the Will of Janus, which may not longer wait official reading before the Council in the Chamber of the Counts and in presence of the Queen. Thinkest thou not it would be too hard for her to learn first of its provisions before them all?" "Thou art right, Aluisi always right. But her faith in him is deep; how shall I make her believe it?"
Aluisi Bernardini breathed a sigh of content as he moved quickly away with a sense of his responsibility being shared; for it was only now that he felt that he knew Margherita, and she would be ever near the Queen, a Cypriote of the Cypriotes, but loyal to her heart's core.
If if thou wilt read this parchment" the Lady Beata held it out to her "it is the Will of the late King, Aluisi hath bidden me give it thee." "There is no need," Caterina answered listlessly, as the Lady Beata opened it and put it into her hand, "the provisions have been told me." But the other persisted.
'The Prisoner in the Castle." The Signor Aluisi Bernardini read the note a second time with frowning brows, for there was more than one prisoner, even of this recent conspiracy, in the castle, and the hand was disguised or unknown to him, and he could but guess at the identity of the sender of this mysterious message, which had been brought him, quite openly, by one of the castle guards.
And although he would fain have spoken further, he could not: for that brief moment in which her eyes held his half-commanding wholly trusting was like the sealing of a vow to do her bidding. Then as she turned away, the echo of a name floated towards him "Aluisi!" so spoken as no one had ever uttered it before.
"I must have strength," she answered with instant resolution, rising and laying aside the miniature with a lingering look. "Wilt thou call Aluisi? He ever maketh me understand. It is so new to me," she pleaded feebly, as the Lady Beata did not move. "Carina, it will be best alone; Aluisi hath asked me to speak with thee.
"There are other clauses; Aluisi thought it might be better to read them here alone before before " Her face was blanched and pained, and her words came with difficulty.
"To-day, Aluisi, I have graver matter to command my thought: the Council shall wait until I give orders for its assembling thou, meanwhile, using all courtesy in its delay and the enforcement of of my command the Queen's command so only that it be enforced.
"It is well; it should be done, thou art strength to me, Aluisi." "Is there aught else that should be brought before the Council?" he asked.
"And how if when I name the other two which custom doth demand for this ceremonial, she shall find a knight more to her liking?" Caterina asked teasingly. "Name one; and name him thrice," he answered boldly. "Little I dreamed thee, Aluisi, so poor a knight that thou shouldst lack the courage to plead thine own cause," she exclaimed in amusement. "And of what avail a gift that is not free?"
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