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" Monsignor Perrelli, unfortunately, has nothing
whatever to say on the subject. For reasons which will appear anon, he
is remarkably silent on all that concerns the reign of his great
contemporary.
Even so the Prince was not satisfied. The fastness was yet imperfect;
he disliked the variegated hues of the buildings--they reminded him of
the garish brilliance in the lower town. Something different had to be
contrived. He took thought and, being a man of taste and a decorist
where picturesque effects were concerned, decreed that the entire
place--walls, houses, the two convents (Benedictine and Carthusian), the
church, and even stables and pigsties--was to be painted a uniform pink:
"pink," he ordained, "without the slightest admixture of blue." He
desired, in fact, a kind of rose or flesh colour, a particular tint
which, he foresaw, would look well among the luscious verdure of the
surroundings. His behest, as usual, was obeyed without much loss of
time.
Then he surveyed his work, and saw that it was good.


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