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Title: The Shame of Motley

Author: Raphael Sabatini

Posting Date: February 25, 2009 [EBook #3408]
Release Date: September, 2002

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THE SHAME OF MOTLEY

Being the Memoir of Certain Transactions in the Life of Lazzaro
Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime Fool of the Court of Pesaro.

By Rafael Sabatini

CONTENTS

PART I

FLOWER OF THE QUINCE

CHAPTER

I. THE CARDINAL OF VALENCIA

II. THE LIVERIES OF SANTAFIOR

III. MADONNA PAOLA

IV. THE COZENING OF RAMIRO

V. MADONNA'S INGRATITUDE

VI. FOOL'S LUCK

VII. THE SUMMONS FROM ROME

VIII. "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN"

IX. THE FOOL-AT-ARMS

X. THE FALL OF PESARO

PART II

THE OGRE OF CESENA

XI. MADONNA'S SUMMONS

XII. THE GOVERNOR OF CESENA

XIII. POISON

XIV. REQUIESCAT!

XV. AN ILL ENCOUNTER

XVI. IN THE CITADEL OF CESENA

XVII. THE SENESCHAL

XVIII. THE LETTER

XIX. DOOMED

XX. THE SUNSET

XXI. AVE CAESAR!

PART I. FLOWER OF THE QUINCE

CHAPTER I. THE CARDINAL OF VALENCIA

For three days I had been cooling my heels about the Vatican, vexed by
suspense. It fretted me that I should have been so lightly dealt with
after I had discharged the mission that had brought me all the way from
Pesaro, and I wondered how long it might be ere his Most Illustrious
Excellency the Cardinal of Valencia might see fit to offer me the
honourable employment with which Madonna Lucrezia had promised me that
he would reward the service I had rendered the House of Borgia by my
journey.

Three days were sped, yet nought had happened to signify that things
would shape the course by me so ardently desired; that the means would
be afforded me of mending my miserable ways, and repairing the wreck
my life had suffered on the shoals of Fate.