Marjorie Bowen

Name: The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes
Author: Marjorie Bowen

The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes (1906)

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“The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes”, published in 1906, is a work by Marjorie Bowen. It explores elements such as Visconti, Giannotto and Della Scala.

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Marjorie Bowen, The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes (1906)

“ The wealth of Verona is pouring into Milan! The spoils of Verona, Giannotto, the treasures from Mastino della Scala's palace!"
Giannotto winced before Visconti's passionate joy.
"’Twas a man I hated, Giannotto—I would he had lived to feel it. The only man I ever hated, because the only man I ever feared, the only man who ever dared to despise me! But he has fallen, he is dead, his wife is in my power, and in his fall he has placed me higher than my highest hopes." ”

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Marjorie Bowen, The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes (1906)

“ To one side a few unhappy men, of note enough to have been spared, watched in grim silence the unlading of the spoils that came from the sacking of their palaces. The great gates stood at their widest, and through them wound a long train of soldiers, some driving before them groups of prisoners, tightly chained together, others galloping in laden with plunder of all kinds, art treasures, blackened as if by fire, banners and suits of armor.
"Ah, Giannotto, look," cried Visconti, "Della Scala's collection, Della Scala's jewels. How my treasury will be enriched! ”

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Marjorie Bowen, The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes (1906)

“ Della Scala, Duke of Verona, had owned fair lands and wide, Verona, Brescia, all now in Visconti's hands. The secretary wondered, as he thought, how long it would be before the triumphant Gian threw away the mere rag of respect, the mere mockery of a title which bound him to the Empire, and became King of Lombardy in name as well as power.
"And thou thyself, my lord," he said. "Thou wilt marry a Valois to thy sister! Who will be thy bride?"
Visconti smiled. "These marriages are for ambition. Dost thou think I shall marry for ambition? No, Giannotto, I have placed myself above need of that. ”

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Marjorie Bowen, The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes (1906)

“ I have spies on her every movement; still, thine eyes upon her also will do no harm—to me!"
He laughed an instant. A rustle of the hangings and he was gone. Giannotto sat on silently, looking in front of him. His thoughts were with Valentine Visconti, Gian's unhappy sister, whom he had been told to watch; from her they traveled to the German Count, who, five days ago, had left the palace.
"I wonder if she loved him," he mused. "I do not think she did. Dear God, she did not need to wait to love a man, her life was not such that she could pick and choose her way of escaping from it. ”

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Marjorie Bowen, The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes (1906)

“ Save table and high-backed chair of blackened wood, there was no furniture. This chamber was the outer guard-room of the prison-wing, and a gloomy-faced man leaned against the pillar, his eyes fixed upon the opening door. It could be no other than the Visconti entering thus, and he crouched almost to the ground.
"What is thy guard?" said Visconti.
"Twenty men in each guard-room my lord, and each one picked for size and trustworthiness, and I myself keep watch upon the door. Escape is impossible." ”

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Marjorie Bowen, The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes (1906)

“ The Duke moved to the window and stood there in observation awhile, then turning, spoke to Giannotto with a smile. His eyes were a beautiful gray, open wide, and just now lighting up a pensive, pleasant face. But the secretary knew it too under a different guise.
"My sister's alliance with the Duke of Orleans gratifies my ambition, Giannotto," he said, "and is well worth a hundred thousand florins. So far the Valois have never married out of Royal Houses."
"Yet they consider themselves honored by this match, my lord," said the secretary.
"They consider themselves well paid," returned Visconti. ”

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Marjorie Bowen, The Viper of Milan — 3. The Hostage of the Estes (1906)

“ Yes—Count Conrad is dead, and she will marry the Duke of Orleans! Ah, well! The German was a fool, he deserved no better fate than a fool! I do not think she'll break her heart if she can find some other way. ”

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