Our Lady of Loretto lend him strength long to wear the ducal bonnet, and wisdom to wear it well!" "He hath lately sent offerings to her shrine." "Signore, he hath.

His confessor hath gone in person with the offering, as I know of certainty.

'Tis not a serious gift, but a mere remembrance to keep himself in the odor of sanctity.

I doubt that his reign will not be long!" "There are, truly, signs of decay in his system.

He is a worthy prince, and we shall lose a father when called to weep for his loss!" "Most true, Signore: but the horned bonnet is not an invulnerable shield against the arrows of death.