Donna Tullia read it aloud.
Giovanni could hardly suppress a laugh, it sounded so strangely.

Corona herself turned pale, though she firmly believed the whole thing to be an imposture of some kind.
"Permit me, madam," said old Saracinesca, stepping forward and taking the paper from her hand.

He carefully examined the seal and stamp.

"It is very cleverly done," he said with a sneer; "but there should be only one letter _r_ in the name Saracinesca--here it is spelt with two! Very clever, but a slight mistake! Observe," he said, showing the place to Donna Tullia.
"It is a mistake of the copyist," she said, scornfully.

"The name is properly spelt in the other papers.