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32 DOROTEA MEETS GALEAZZO
tion to attend the wedding of his daughter Ippolita
with the King of Naples’s son, Alfonso, Duke of
Calabria. When, however, the newly wedded pair
were on their way to Naples, the Marquis and his
family met them at Reggio, and Dorotea saw her
old lover again. The minute directions which Bar-
bara gave her son Federico on this occasion prove
that she had not yet abandoned all hopes of the
marriage.
“We do not yet know,” she wrote on the 14th of
June, “ whether Signor Galeazzo will be present, but
if he should come to Reggio, I think it well to warn
you how to behave. First of all, as soon as you see
the Milanese party approach, you and your wife must
dismount and advance to meet them with out-
stretched hands and courteous reverence. Be care-
ful not to bend your knee before them, but salute
the illustrious Duke and Duchess, and shake hands
with Filippo and Lodovico, and also with Galeazzo,
if he is present and offers to shake hands. Dorotea
must also give him her hand and curtsey to him, but
if he does not come forward let her not move a step.
Then we will take the Duchess up in our chariot,
and you must all three of you pay her reverence.
Dorotea must either wear her camora of black and
silver brocade, or her crimson or gold-embroidered
one, whichever of the three she chooses. Your wife
may shake hands with the princes or not, as she
pleases, for in her condition whatever she does will
be excused. But I hope you will take a little
trouble in the matter, and explain all this clearly to
Dorotea, and see that she makes no mistake. If we
could be present at the interview, I would not
trouble you, but I fear our chariot may be delayed
tion to attend the wedding of his daughter Ippolita
with the King of Naples’s son, Alfonso, Duke of
Calabria. When, however, the newly wedded pair
were on their way to Naples, the Marquis and his
family met them at Reggio, and Dorotea saw her
old lover again. The minute directions which Bar-
bara gave her son Federico on this occasion prove
that she had not yet abandoned all hopes of the
marriage.
“We do not yet know,” she wrote on the 14th of
June, “ whether Signor Galeazzo will be present, but
if he should come to Reggio, I think it well to warn
you how to behave. First of all, as soon as you see
the Milanese party approach, you and your wife must
dismount and advance to meet them with out-
stretched hands and courteous reverence. Be care-
ful not to bend your knee before them, but salute
the illustrious Duke and Duchess, and shake hands
with Filippo and Lodovico, and also with Galeazzo,
if he is present and offers to shake hands. Dorotea
must also give him her hand and curtsey to him, but
if he does not come forward let her not move a step.
Then we will take the Duchess up in our chariot,
and you must all three of you pay her reverence.
Dorotea must either wear her camora of black and
silver brocade, or her crimson or gold-embroidered
one, whichever of the three she chooses. Your wife
may shake hands with the princes or not, as she
pleases, for in her condition whatever she does will
be excused. But I hope you will take a little
trouble in the matter, and explain all this clearly to
Dorotea, and see that she makes no mistake. If we
could be present at the interview, I would not
trouble you, but I fear our chariot may be delayed