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The Princess of Cleves-Part20_Madame de La Fayette(1643-1693)_Translated Works(翻译文学)-第2页

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according to custom. In the morning, the Duke of Alva, who

always had appeared very plainly dressed, put on a habit of cloth



of gold, mixed with flame-colour, yellow and black, all covered

over with jewels, and wore a close crown on his head. The Prince



of Orange very richly dressed also, with his liveries, and all

the Spaniards with theirs, came to attend the Duke of Alva from



the Hotel de Villeroy where he lodged, and set out, marching four

by four, till they came to the Bishop's Palace. As soon as he



was arrived, they went in order to the Church; the King led

Madame, who wore also a close crown, her train being borne by



Mademoiselles de Montpensier and Longueville; the Queen came

next, but without a crown; after her followed the Queen-Dauphin,



Madame the King's sister, the Duchess of Loraine, and the Queen

of Navarre, their trains being home by the Princesses; the Queens



and the Princesses were all of them attended with their maids of

honour, who were richly dressed in the same colour which they



wore themselves; so that it was known by the colour of their

habits whose maids they were: they mounted the place that was



prepared in the Church, and there the marriage ceremonies were

performed; they returned afterwards to dine at the Bishop's



Palace, and went from thence about five o'clock to the Palace

where the feast was, and where the Parliament, the Sovereign



Courts, and the Corporation of the City were desired to assist.

The King, the Queens, the Princes and Princesses sat at the



marble table in the great hall of the Palace; the Duke of Alva

sat near the new Queen of Spain, below the steps of the marble



table, and at the King's right hand was a table for the

ambassadors, the archbishops, and the Knights of the Order, and



on the other side one for the Parliament.

The Duke of Guise, dressed in a robe of cloth of gold frieze,



served the King as Great Chamberlain; the Prince of Conde as

Steward of the Household, and the Duke de Nemours as Cup-bearer.



After the tables were removed the ball began, and was interrupted

by interludes and a great deal of extraordinary machinery; then



the ball was resumed, and after midnight the King and the whole

Court returned to the Louvre. However full of grief Madam de



Cleves was, she appeared in the eyes of all beholders, and

particularly in those of the Duke de Nemours, incomparably



beautiful. He durst not speak to her, though the hurry of the

ceremony gave him frequent opportunities; but he expressed so



much sorrow and so respectful a fear of approaching her, that she

no longer thought him to blame, though he had said nothing in his



justification; his conduct was the same the following days, and

wrought the same effect on the heart of Madam de Cleves.



At last the day of the tournament came; the Queens were placed in

the galleries that were prepared for them; the four champions



appeared at the end of the lists with a number of horses and

liveries, the most magnificent sight that ever was seen in



France.

The King's colours were white and black, which he always wore in



honour of the Duchess of Valentinois, who was a widow. The Duke

of Ferrara and his retinue had yellow and red. Monsieur de



Guise's carnation and white. It was not known at first for what

reason he wore those colours, but it was soon remembered that



they were the colours of a beautiful young lady whom he had been

in love with, while she was a maid, and whom he yet loved though



he durst not show it. The Duke de Nemours had yellow and black;

why he had them could not be found out: Madam de Cleves only knew



the reason of it; she remembered to have said before him she

loved yellow, and that she was sorry her complexion did not suit



that colour. As for the Duke, he thought he might take that

colour without any indiscretion, since not being worn by Madam de



Cleves it could not be suspected to be hers.

The four champions showed the greatest address that can be



imagined; though the King was the best horseman in his kingdom,

it was hard to say which of them most excelled. The Duke de



Nemours had a grace in all his actions which might have inclined

to his favour persons less interested than Madam de Cleves. She



no sooner saw him appear at the end of the lists, but her heart

felt uncommon emotions, and every course he made she could scarce



hide her joy when he had successfully finished his career.




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