CHAPTER X

A STORY OF VENICE

A follower of the Condottieri—The raw recruit—Division of the Dukedom of Milan—Carmagnola’s turn—Growth in wealth and power—Disaffection—Venice acquires his services—War with Milan—A leisurely campaign—Carmagnola at the height of his glory—Fortune turns against the Venetians—Stirrings of suspicion—Reception in Venice—The Senate Chamber—Growing dusk—The attack—End of his part in the world—Another story of the North—St. Raniero, the patron of Pisa—The power of temperance pp. 180-199