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Thereupon he told the story of the picture of St. Cecilia. giving it very nearly as we know it. He only enlargâ€" ed upon the base and treacherous man- ner in which th: painter had made rc-; turn to the duke (or his generous PaE' ronage. Instead of painting on his Picture as he should have done. he had Siley put a few outlines on his canvas sufficient to hoodwink his kind patron should he call to see how he was. pro- gressing. and had then bent all his en- ergies to the winning of the princess's love. She was young and unsuspecting and entirely inexperienced. and ‘gnor- ant of the wiles of the world. and she had so far fallen a victim to his dia- bolical arts as to become completely un- nerved in body and her reason unbal- anced. Aâ€" â€"AMA4 “I came at length to know that 30mg- thing was wrong." he went on. “e give his story the more particularly here. because the same was to be the tgstimony that should prove conclu- sxve at the coming trial. . . k alvt aw but: wubub V55“.- “I asked the aged duennaâ€"a faith- ful old woman. who always accompam‘ ed her to the painting-room.” the mar- quis continued, “what was the matter with her mistress? She could tell me 0013' that the painter spent his time in talking instead of painting; and that her mistress was often in tears; and Whan I asked her what was said. It came out that sheâ€"the faithful old guardianâ€"sent on purpose to protect the girl from the possibility of scandal 7-was always sent out from the room. into a distant apartment, while the artist pretended to paint. Aâ€"- kn’ “u... WWW “““““ ,e--_-_ “At length I asked the princess her- self what. was the matter with her. She answered me only with bitter sob- bing and weeping. and. as true as I stand here, noble signors. she told me she would rather die than live. Only her words were a thousand times more terrible than I can picture_thet_n.‘ __l_. -vv-V '"u - vâ€"- r-vvâ€"â€" â€" “Finally. the poor count, heart-brok- en and racked with agony. came to me. and asked me what he should do. The trouble would end. he feared. in the death of the girl he so fondly loved. or in her flight with the painter, for we were assured, the wretch had boldly planned to steal her away from 8‘13!“ distant clime! I advised himâ€" the countâ€"to seek an interview with this munâ€"Zanoni is his name-«and eXpOS- tulate with him. to tell him, plainly. that if he did not at once desist com- plaint would be made to the duke. For. signers, you will understand, thus far my noble brother had been kept in lgnorance of the whole matter. _ “This afternoon as Count Denaro and myself were taking a stroll on the river's hank, just beyond the city wall. toward the north. we chanced, most unexpectedly. to come upon the painter. Zanoniâ€"to meet him face to face! We stopped him and Denaro spoke. No man could have spoken more kindly. or more touchingly. He begged and he besonght." Bat why go on. From this begin- ning and our own knowledge of the man. we can imagine the closing of the romance as he gave it. Never had those grave and reverend fathers heard anything more horrible. more contum- acious. more wicked. Forthwith the chief justice called; the members of his council there pre-' sent to order. and declared the tribun- al organized for preliminary bugine‘ss. Sufficient of Steffano’s narrative for .1 formal complaint was entered on the record. and filled out in duplicate for service; an officer was summoned and directed to proceed to the prison. only a few steps away. and to give to the keeper the order for the safe-keep- ing of Juan Zanoni. under charge of the willful murder of a noble of Far- ma; with a further order that Juan Zanoni. aforesaid, should be present be- fore the Council of Twenty. on the morrow at ten of the clock. in the fore- noon. for trial. It was a formal docu- ment with much legal verbiage. but that was its meaning and intent. And the Marquis Steffano having seen this all done. having gone with the officer to the prison to assure him- self that his dreaded enemy was safe under lock and key. and having seen the order of the council duly served. went houw to rest. CHAPTER XV. Antonio. Duke of Farm, was an early riser. On the morning next following the events last recorded he rang for his valet shortly after sun- rise. and the June day was not an hour old when he was dressed and his toilet complete for the duties that were to follow. _ But the chances are that the prison- er with the fiat of the dread tribunal hanging over his head will rest more peacefully than will he. i --_-- ““““““ Win-Au. u The cloud that had conic upon his Should be allowedt brow with the first reflections of his the prisoner, Zano; waking hour grew darker and more °9uld not be affe‘ sloomsome as he appmaclyed the break- nght could not be fast table. Ordinarily his .dear ward Council of Twenty had been as early up as himself. and sion, with the black his chief delight and blessing of the door, the duke mi 48! M 1399“. “8 31991” 0‘ Wt “’9" their presence; but rhinien with her at the morning meal. for she had scarcely ever failed of be- ing in her _pleoe at the_ head of the entered. hâ€"oird. with her warm and loving smile to givg him cheerful greeting as he But on this morning her place was vacant. Instead of her happy. beam- lug welcome he met the servile salute (ignorant. andhe mnkwearilyinto hh neat to at; done. He had pan-tat- mold] thetoodhomnldbufi-md t but one!“ 1!! «mtitx-eyd has! ails you? What has happeneua. J the duke turned quickly in 1113 s with an unnamable dread strikmg i F irst, his great affection for Zanoni .as a man and as a friend. He had come to esteem him highly. to take de- light in his conversation, and he had Gained from his rich stores of kDOW- ledge much and valuable information. Then his skill as an artist and the ;beautiful works he had hoped to ob- itain .from his brush. Even the “St. I Cecxlia” could not be finishedâ€"the Pic‘ » ture. upon which he had based so much 3 Of his joy and happiness in the coming :tinie. Alas! he must give that up; lgive up all. in short, he had expect- led 01‘ hOped for from the painter’s j matchless skill. nun. “No! No! You have blundered. boy! There is a mistake in this. Denaro dead! Zanoni his slayer! Oh. it can not w !DD But the lad was confident. He had had made teen told by the officer who .. the arrest. Sergeant Batista. “And. he added. “the old sergeant appeared to be very sorry; and he asked me if I would inform your excellency as soon as I could. That is why I made bold to seek you here}: ‘ __-:Lk an"- LNLU DU WCA Jvu - “Oh!’ ' exclaimed ”the duke. ““111 3118" er and sharp agony in his voice. “I is the handiuork of Steffano! I know it! I know it i" 4‘ ‘g-IQ‘Q sent." But there was another side. If Zan- loni livedâ€"continued to live in Parma Eâ€"What of the Princess Isabel? She gwas lost to him. as sure as fate! He lknew her so well; he had seen so deeply into her heart and character- 'into the secret springs of her hieâ€" ? that he was well assured if theyamt- ier remained free to do his Will .he lwould take the beautiful girl to him- |3€1f; she would flee with him far ,away and become his wife! Could { he endure this? uouncu of Twenty was in secret ses- sion, with the black curtain before their door. the duke might not enter into their presence; but beyond that there was not another department in the city; there was no place, public or pri- vate. which he might not enter at will. “1 trust your excellency will par- don me,” the keeper said, as they mov- ‘ ed on their way to the place where the prisoner was confined. “ for I have to confess to you that I have allowed the man unusual privileges for one under such a charge. But, on his arrival, ": there was in existence no legal order :i for his arrest or detention; and. fur- wwWIiIWH‘F gun!- . .3...va Vi‘Si‘re, the sei‘geant saii the marquis was his accuser." . “And if there was trouble. 1f there was a conflict. the marquis was pre- “Yes. sire, he was.” “Oh. I was sure of it! They were together yesterday. The count. was glqomy and troubled, while the mar- QUIS added fresh fuel to whatever of Wrathful fire might have slumbered in his bosom." Thus speaking. the duke speedily left the room and in a very few {mn- utes was on his way to the prison. He had inquired for his brother be- fore leaving the palace. and had been informed that he had not arisen. At the office of the prison he found the keeper, Maraccini. of whom he learn- ed all that had been done in the coun- cu on the previous evening.; and when he had heard. he groaned in bitterness of spirit. It was wonderful what a hold this painter had taken on his feelings. Never was a heart torn by more widely varied and conflicting feelings. A Toniards two principal points did his thqughts converge; between those two ppmts his feelings fought fierce bat- tle. “Can I sit down' and see my 01PM â€"the one thing on earth that claims my undivided love, the light and JOY of my life, the sunshine and blessmg of my homeâ€"can I see her torn from me. and that. too, by a. plebeian who must flee with her a criminal? Aye. criminals. both! Shall it be? No! A thgusand times no!" Such were the feelingsâ€"such the conflicting emotions that fought bit- ter fight in the duke's breast as he sought the prisoner. \Ve shall not wonder, remembering his birth, the ancient. lineage _of_ his ancestry. and â€" --. w-vvwv w-“ the pgsition he had been called to oc- cupy 1n the state. that the feelings of the patricianâ€"the true guardianâ€"to- gether with the great love of his heart. held the ascendency. Wag it fate that had coine to his aid at thls momentous period? At all ev- ents, this eyent, tegrible though it was. L_I . â€"â€"â€"-â€" vv vuu, bUL llUlG buuusu ‘5 "GD, -had cut the gordian knot. All com- plications arising from Count Denaro‘s persistent suit were at an end; and no more had he to fear or dread his ward’s love for the painter. It was horrible; if he could have prevented it he would have .done so with all his heart; but. since it had come to pass, he would accept it as a fortunate re- lease from the very worst and most complicated trouble that had ever come upon him. r v v _-v v- urvuu 7'55” the prisoner, Zehoni. But the duke could not be affected by that. His Light .eould_not be denied. When the “'th has 11:59pm?“ myself, with his to attempt escape.” “ Oh. he promised in the simple lock i i Ogeneld the way, and in a II} t e uke stood 'n Zanom’s . ° Andi l and fro. Wltb seam He found him pacing to his head bent. and his arms folded over ; to , 9 his bosom. The room was tWith nothing in sight t ount g . . that! d one of a prison. ' ested’: Zanoni looked up quickly on heap. . ° 'ts hinges. and llingf mg his door move on 1 {when he beheld the boyg'feeling was of joy an o. :naro was not the gleaming of a hope of life. : can but it was the sight of a friend. and ;the thought that he might hear from : had- his loved one. As soon as the keeper, made;had closed and relocked the door. the ind," ‘ Prisoner, With a faint smi sated moved out a chair, ' ' ° ne if. VlSltOI‘ to be seated. . ‘ But the duke would ° . ‘ as . made ; g ‘ I z I 'of esteem, yet he was not inclined to] | | 3.118“ "this make too much of it.” “Signor Zanoni, I am more deeply know: . . . ‘ ;8‘r1eved than I can tell 1n thus find- n.” This An- ,rquisv i118.31-‘11 .in such a situatio tunlo said while holding the painter’s 'hand. When he had taken the prof- there; we- fiered seat. the other repliedzz ; ”My lord Duke, I knew you would he grieved; and I may say to you, I also believed, when you should come to know all the circumstances, that you would deeply sympathize with me. mar- er of: Have you seen your brother, the Mar- ‘ed in _ quts Steffano 3” ”5V0; I left the palace before he was eedily ' “9- min- ”Then you have heard nothing of rison.- the affair which brought me hither." ,r be- “Only what the keeper told me. He 1mm told me, I think, all he knew.” _ L___ tUlu my, tutu“, v.-â€" â€"â€" . “ Doubtless: but that could have been very little. I wish you would listen to the story from my 1393.” “ That is precisely what Ihave come to do. But, Signor, before you begin your narrative, will you be seated? I shall understand you better so." The prisoner, expressing his grati- tude for the favor thus shown, moved a chair near to the man who was to listen, and seated himself. “ My lord,” he said, in opening, “will you tell me if you have had given you any account of a meeting previous to this last affair between the Marquis Steffano and myself “i” “I had the particulars fromâ€"from one who knew the story well." The duke struggled a moment, as though to put back an emotion that gave him trouble. He had hesitated, and even stammered, with the name of the princess on his lipS; but he was resolved that he would hesitate no more. He would be frank and outspoken, and Speak without fur- ther reserve than common propriety demanded. In his heart he believed the man before him to be one in whose honor and good faith he might safely confide. ~ â€"Vvâ€"â€"w ”v “ You allude to 30m meeting by the river when you disarmed him T’ “Signor Zanoni,” he added, after a little hesitationâ€"his manner having plainly showed that he intended to Spea kfurtherâ€"“I will be entirely frank with you. It was the Princess Isahel who told me the story, so you can judge whether I heard correctly or not.” I “You heard the simple truth sire; and if she told you all, then you will be in a measure prepared for the story! The prisoner changed his position slightly in his seat, and, having given a little time to reflection, he turned his earnest, truthful gaze full upon his hearer’s face, and commenced his nar- rative. I shall now tell.‘ I‘beg that you wiIl be‘patient and listen attentively._”_ .He told how, as he stood in, front of by; studio, on turning his eyes in the flu-faction h_e had proposed_ t9 go. he} had seen the man-11113 and the count standing in his way; he told how he had resolved to avoid them, and how he had changed the direction of his walk for that purpose. So he went on to the point, near the orange grove, where the twain he had hoped to es- cape came upon him and stopped him_._ 7-: ~â€"â€" "â€"â€" From this he told slowly, carefully and critically, repeating the exact lan- guage used, and picturing with dram- atic force the various situations. He gave exactly the part Steffano had taken in the affair, hesitating not at all in placing the chief blame on his shculders, and so he went on to the “n“ w “v point where Denaro had drawn his ra- pier. Here he told how he had done all in his power to get away from them without further trouble. He had b88- 86d of them to remember that the deed on the count’s part would be downright murder, let the result be what it might, if they fought. “ I bade him remember, if he should fall by my hand the law would sureâ€" ly kill me. And then the marquis in- Ferposed again, solemnly swearing that If. I should kill the count. he would himself aid me to escape.” Then followed an account of the con- flict ,"My lord, I tell you the simple truth when I tell you that I risked my own life in sparing my antagonist. for a long time. In the use of the rapier he. was no more to me than a very child might have been. I held his life at my point from the beginning. Be- ardes his lack of true skill, his mad passion unnerved him. In the end, when I had resolved to wrest his wea- PEI Sam‘hig grasp, _or to break it at the guard. I guddenly and unexpect- ed_ly found myself half way over the edge of the breast wall that shuts in the river at that point." And he told hownin his .struggle to aprgng tomrd at the ver 'nTmâ€"fl. {mile the count was ma ya tgrizgg {108... Thu . 1 result no nman h..- msoonld have taxman nor My lord._the.§oo_ling|,' I 5:23.13 m‘h A- 1. Lâ€" m‘unn T 9’ was in 1843 to the Chateau d'Eu, Nor- mandy, where King Louis Philippe and his Queen entertained them. The following anecdotes will show ,barge. The British sailors ,fin- ‘ gered their cutlasses uneasil y Iand wondered whether a“rescue” ,would be in order, until at length it {dawned upon them that this was 5 merely a Frenchman's gallantry. On another occasion when they were all going foradrive, and the Queen had taken her seat, Prince Albert stood back and said to the French King that he could not precede his Majesty. “But there is nothing of majesty necessary here; get up," was the King's reply; and when the Prince Consort still demurred on the ground that there would be no room beside the Queen, Louis Philippe rejoined, “‘l‘rue, true, I am a little stout, but [I will Sit sideways." Another morning the King sent for M. Auber, the composer, and said.“Eh bien! M. Auber, we must have by to-morrow night, or \Vednesday morn- ing at farthest, an ode to celebrate and commemorate the auspicious visit of her Britannic Majesty to Eu." M. Auber pleaded that the time was too short, that he had no theme, and tin- ally that he had no poem. “No poem! A la bonne hemre. Let us have apoet forthwith." So a, poet was found, and was put under lock and key until such time as he had completed the re- quired poem. The next continental jaunt was un- dertaken in 1845, when the Royal party crossed to Antwerp, and while in Belgium were received by the King and Queen of that country. They then journeyed to Cologne, stopping by the way at Aix-la-Chapelle for lunch with the burgomaster, and were the guests of the King of Prus- sia. at his palace at Bruhl. When the King was showing his guests through the palace her Majesty was astonished to behold a splendid por- trait of the Prince of Wales, whichthe Prussian King had procured as a pleasant surprise for his visitors. In honour of England's Queen and her Royal Consort, Cologne was illumin- ated and its citizens kept holiday. The Queen and Prince Albert "did" the Rhine as far as Mayence pretty thoroughly, and at this last named Place were tendered a novel entertainment. The garrison of May- ence turned out at night, surrounded the Queen's hotel, and serenaded her; the men carried torches, while the bands played the National anthem. At Coburg the Grand Duke of Saxe- Coburg placed the palace at Rosenau at the disposal of the Queen and Prince Albert, and there, the birthplace of the Prince Consort, the Royal couple spent a happy two weeks. After a short stay at the old town of Saxe-Gotha and a glance at Frankfort, they retraced their steps :to Antwerp, and then, instead of cross- !ing.direct to__ England, a call was made on the King' andâ€"an of the French La Ville d'Em In the summer of 1855, the year of the first Paris Exhibition, we find her Majesty and the Prince Consort going for another trip, this time to Paris, to visit Napoleon and Eugenie at St. Cloud. It was a return visit, for earlier in the year the Emperor and Empress had been staying at Windsor. Not until after the lamented death of her Royal Consort did the Queen again journey abroad. 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