Bear you that in mind to lend you a glad courage.

I shall pray for you, my Lord, till you return." I bowed, answering never a word lest my voice should betray me; and musing on the matter of the strange roads that lead to a woman's heart, I passed on, to gain the van.
Two months ago, knowing Giovanni as he was, he had been detestable to her, and she contemplated with loathing the danger in which she stood of being allied to him by marriage.

Since then he had made good use of a poor jester's mental gifts to incline her by the fervour of some verses to a kindlier frame of mind, and now, making good use of that same jester's courage, he completed her subjection by the display of it.
She was prepared to wed the Lord Giovanni with a glad heart and a proud willingness whensoever he should desire it.
But Giacomo was beside me now, and in the quadrangle a silence reigned, all waiting for my command.

From without there came such a din as seemed to argue that all hell was at the Castle gates.

There were shouts of defiance and screams of abuse, whilst a constant rain of stones beat against the raised drawbridge.
They thought, no doubt, that Giovanni and his followers were at their prayers, cowering with terror.