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Updated: May 7, 2025
It was the original key of the little painted tabernacle: Tito had forgotten to drown it in the Arno, and it had lodged, as such small things will, in the corner of the embroidered scarsella which he wore with the purple tunic. One day, long after their marriage, Romola had found it there, and had put it by, without using it, but with a sense of satisfaction that the key was within reach.
After delivering himself of his charge at the Old Palace, Tito felt that the avowed official work of the day was done. He was tired and adust with long riding; but he did not go home. There were certain things in his scarsella and on his mind, from which he wished to free himself as soon as possible, but the opportunities must be found so skilfully that they must not seem to be sought.
With a sudden desperate effort he mastered the clasp of his belt, and flung belt and scarsella forward towards a yard of clear space against the parapet, crying in a ringing voice "There are diamonds! there is gold!" In the instant the hold on him was relaxed, and there was a rush towards the scarsella.
But he stood still, arrested by the burden of impressions under which his mind was too confused to choose a course. "Can I do nothing for you?" said Romola. "Let me give you some money that you may buy food. It will be more plentiful soon." She had put her hand into her scarsella as she spoke, and held out her palm with several grossi in it.
Piero took the coin out of the leathern scarsella at his belt, and the little maiden trotted away, not without a few upward glances of awed admiration at the surprising young signor. Piero's glance was much less complimentary as he said "What do you want at my door, Messer Greco?
He had locked-in his wife's anger and scorn, but he had been obliged to lock himself in with it; and his blood did not rise with contest his olive cheek was perceptibly paled. Romola had paused and turned her eyes on him as she saw him take his stand and lodge the key in his scarsella.
Tito was settling his cap and glancing down at his splashed hose as if he hardly heeded the answer. In reality he had obtained a much-desired piece of information. He had at that moment in his scarsella a crushed gold ring which he had engaged to deliver to Giannozzo Pucci.
"Tito mio!" said Romola, in a half-laughing voice of love; "but you will give me the key?" she added, holding out her hand for it. "Not at all!" said Tito, with playful decision, opening his scarsella and dropping in the little key. "I shall drown it in the Arno." "But if I ever wanted to look at the crucifix again?" "Ah! for that very reason it is hidden hidden by these images of youth and joy."
A handsome coral rosary hung from one side of an inferential belt, which emerged into certainty with a large clasp of silver wrought in niello; and, on the other side, where the belt again became inferential, hung a scarsella, or large purse, of crimson velvet, stitched with pearls.
Tito drew some small coins from his scarsella, and poured them into her palm. "That will buy no end," said Tessa, delighted at this abundance. "I shall not mind going without Lillo so much, if I bring him something." So Tessa set out in the morning towards the great Piazza where the bonfire was to be.
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