"No one must know as yet.
You must consider--" "Consider what?
consider the marriage?
Of course we will consider it, as soon as you please.

You shall have such a wedding as was never heard of-- you shall be married by the Cardinal Archpriest of Saint Peter's, by the Holy Father himself.

The whole country shall ring with it." It was with difficulty Giovanni succeeded in calming his father's excitement, and in recalling to his mind the circumstances which made it necessary to conceal the engagement for the present.

But at last the old man reluctantly consented, and returned to a quieter humour.

For some time the three continued to pace the stone rampart.
"This is a case of arrant cruelty to a man of my temper," said the Prince.