cess love him; while

    otist from Rimini, to whe Princess had

    soo much honour, and who had suddenly

    disappeared from ty, leaving hedral

    unfinis a olen away from his

    mot, and given into the charge of a common

    peasant and  cheir own, and

    lived in a remote part of t, more than a days ride from

    to pated, or,

    as some suggested, a s Italian poison administered in a cup of

    spiced e girl

    y messenger whe

    cooped from his weary horse and

    knocked at t, the

    Princess o an open grave t had been dug in

    a deserted cy gates, a grave w was

    said t anot of a young man of

    marvellous and foreign beauty, wied behind him

    ted cord, and abbed h many red

    wounds.

    Suc least, ory t men wo eacher.

    Certain it  ther

    moved by remorse for  sin, or merely desiring t the

    kingdom s pass away from

    for, and, in the Council, had acknowledged him as

    his heir.

    And it seems t from t moment of ion he

    strange passion for beauty t was

    destined to  an influence over hose who

    accompanied o te of rooms set apart for his service,

    often spoke of t broke from his lips when he

    sae raiment and ric had been prepared for

    fierce joy h which he flung aside his

    rougunic and coarse sheepskin cloak.  he missed,

    indeed, at times t life, and was

    al to c tedious Court ceremonies t occupied

    so mu