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40 COUNT BALDASSARE CASTIGLIONE
Luigia, who was anxiously expecting news of her
absent son:
' I did not answer Your Magnificence's two letters
before, because I have been daily expecting our Messer
Baldassare's return. Now he is here, I must thank
you for your dear letters, which are a fresh proof of
the love which I know you hear me, although no
letters are needed to assure me of this. And I pray
you to continue your prayers for me, for I firmly
believe they are the cause that God has not allowed
me to perish in the great dangers to which I have been
exposed. For when I look back upon them, I feel
more terror than 1 did at the actual moment, God be
praised ! As for Dorotea da Crema, about whom you
write, 1 regret that I can give you no satisfaction. I
have made many inquiries of persons who had good
reason to know the truth, but all I could learn from
a friend of mine, who was one of her guards, is that
some days ago he gave her 400 ducats, in order that
she might take a long journey. I entreated him to
tell me more, but he refused, and I can find out
nothing further. I am sorry not to be able to give
you more information, but I think she is alive, and
will do my utmost to find out more, as our most
illustrious Lord Marquis also desires. I pass on to
Your Magnificence all the Papal blessings which I
have received, excepting one which is intended for
Madonna Orsina. Please do me the favour to present
this to her in my name, with infinite respects. I will
say no more, as you will doubtless hear more fully
from our Messer Baldassare, and only commend myself
to you and all the members of our family. And when
you see the Lady Marchesana, I pray you commend
me to her good graces.'
We have no clue as to the mysterious disappearance
of Dorotea da Crema, but she was probably one of
Cesare Borgia's victims, and had been carried off by
Luigia, who was anxiously expecting news of her
absent son:
' I did not answer Your Magnificence's two letters
before, because I have been daily expecting our Messer
Baldassare's return. Now he is here, I must thank
you for your dear letters, which are a fresh proof of
the love which I know you hear me, although no
letters are needed to assure me of this. And I pray
you to continue your prayers for me, for I firmly
believe they are the cause that God has not allowed
me to perish in the great dangers to which I have been
exposed. For when I look back upon them, I feel
more terror than 1 did at the actual moment, God be
praised ! As for Dorotea da Crema, about whom you
write, 1 regret that I can give you no satisfaction. I
have made many inquiries of persons who had good
reason to know the truth, but all I could learn from
a friend of mine, who was one of her guards, is that
some days ago he gave her 400 ducats, in order that
she might take a long journey. I entreated him to
tell me more, but he refused, and I can find out
nothing further. I am sorry not to be able to give
you more information, but I think she is alive, and
will do my utmost to find out more, as our most
illustrious Lord Marquis also desires. I pass on to
Your Magnificence all the Papal blessings which I
have received, excepting one which is intended for
Madonna Orsina. Please do me the favour to present
this to her in my name, with infinite respects. I will
say no more, as you will doubtless hear more fully
from our Messer Baldassare, and only commend myself
to you and all the members of our family. And when
you see the Lady Marchesana, I pray you commend
me to her good graces.'
We have no clue as to the mysterious disappearance
of Dorotea da Crema, but she was probably one of
Cesare Borgia's victims, and had been carried off by