Romola Chapter 20 - The Day of the Betrothal

In which the lively Florence Carnival sets a vivid and boisterous stage for Tito Melema's urgent preparations for his betrothal to Romola, marked by delicate gestures of affection and the navigating of complicated social encounters. Their ceremony at Santa Croce unfolds with a thoughtful solemnity, shadowed briefly by a haunting masque that stirs distant memories, as the lovers turn their thoughts resolutely toward a hopeful future.