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Updated: July 9, 2025
Ecciva had slipped easily back into her old, mocking, taunting way "go look out thy tire for the morrow and try on thy jewels, for the pageant will be fine: and, do thy best, I shall outshine thee thee and the Dama Margherita! One pageant in six months of woe it is not over much." The pageant had been brilliant, as one may read in the chronicles of the time.
"It is most strange about these letters," Madama di Thénouris said later, as the young maids of honor sat around her with their embroidery frames. "Tell me, Ecciva " There was a sudden convulsive movement of the girl's arm and she gave an exclamation of annoyance as the golden thread snapped in her needle; but she did not look up.
The youthful Dama Ecciva laughed lightly: "Thou art a veritable turco for fierceness, Elois
They were all silent until Ecciva, less overcome by these tragic memories, resumed her story. "And after that, Tristan came no more; nor his sister, the fair Alicia; nor Rizzo, the dark-browed. Nor was it many days ere Violante, the most holy sister, had left the court. Ask the Provveditori!" "But what message did they bring Her Majesty?"
Dama Ecciva tossed away her flowers, and rose indignantly: "I have a message for Her Majesty," she said in quick, hard tones. "Tell her I thank her for" she glanced about the chamber as if summing up its comforts and elegance "for her flowers. Tell her that the de Montferrats come of a noble house, well nigh as old as the Lusignans; that of our elder branch came a queen of Cyprus.
"Is it true, Madama, that an ambassador is already come from the Sultan to acknowledge Caterina as Queen of Cyprus, and that there shall be some gathering of the court to-night to receive his homage?" "Aye; such a gathering as one may have in these sad days, my children." "And Carlotta?" another asked eagerly "Ecciva tell them what thou hast spoken of Carlotta."
For one may seek in vain to outwit a Venetian; one must admire them for that, though it work us woe!" "It is thine own tale, verily, Ecciva; thou speakest to mock us!"
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