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How was it possible for a Giustinian to pause before this great stand of antique trophies of prowess and not call to mind visions of heroism and suffering in which the Giustiniani of those days every one who belonged to Venice had yielded up his life in this great struggle with the Turks!
And they do unanimously consent to this our ruling in favor of the petition which hath this day been presented before this Council by the noble Marcantonio, of the ancient and princely house of Giustinian.
But it was the young Giustinian who answered to the challenge "Marina Magagnati!" with an unconscious reverence, as he confessed his lady's name. "Is no face found fair enough among all the palaces on the Canal Grande to charm thy fastidious fancy?" cried the angry father, losing all self-control.
"Draw him strongly," said Giustinian, in a tone of concentrated wrath. "Let us measure our foe before we meet." "There are no books Borghese hath not read; there is no point of view but that which he doth teach, no appeal from the law as he interpreteth it. It is a fault of unity. One power the Church; one duty its aggrandizement; one prince temporal and spiritual alike; one unvarying obedience.
And for our daughter she hath suffered till it breaks my heart to look into her face, poor child! And thou, Giustinian, wert little like thyself, when she lay almost dying! The Signor Nani hath confessed to me that in Rome there was much intriguing for her favor of which she suspected naught. It was a harm to them that they went to Rome; I would not have had it so."
"They will be better when the interdict is removed " "Ay no one knows not; it is a matter too grave for women and too little for the Republic to grieve about. His Holiness would have us on our knees, weeping like naughty infants, and abjectly craving his pardon for daring to make our own laws and uphold our prince!" "Giustinian, there is more to it than that."
"Well, then," he consented ungraciously, "what is it thou wouldst ask?" She laughed at his reluctance, pressing her hand with a firmer and yet more loving touch on his shoulder. "Because I am a Giustinian," she began, with a plea which invariably won him, "tell me about this question of Vicenza which occupies them all so much I could not understand. Who is this Abbott of Nervessa?"
Meanwhile Giustinian Giustiniani, standing proudly erect among the nobles of the Doge's suite, searched the crowd for further homage, and wondered at the silence when the charming figure of the baby Marconino danced in his father's arms a very embodiment of life and glee.
"My Lady Laura, none knoweth better of her beauty and none so proud of her as I, who had thought to hide my head for the disgrace of it! But the daring of this son of ours doth make me gay! I am ready to give thee a compliment on thy bringing up, which often I had feared was over frivolous. And now, he hath the Republic before him, where to choose." "Giustinian?"
His gift was generous; but verily he needeth little for the maintenance of the state he keepeth!" "Giustinian, it was a noble act! And already the Republic is more beholden to our baby than to any child in Venice; it will bring gladness to the face of our sad Marina."
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