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Monna Vanna 131
ocean of life, and that she must take her place as
an independent factor in order to rebuild and re
mold life. In proportion as she learns to become
race-conscious, does she become a factor in the
reconstruction of society, valuable to herself, to
her children, and to the race.
Pisa is subdued by the forces of Florence; it is
beaten and conquered. The city is in danger of
being destroyed, and the people exposed to famine
and annihilation. There is only one way of sav
ing Pisa. Marco Colonna, the father of the Com
mander of Pisa, brings the ultimatum of the
enemy :
Marco. Know, then, that I saw Prinzivalle and spoke
with him. ... I thought to find some barbarian, arro
gant and heavy, always covered with blood or plunged
in drunken stupor; at best, the madman they have told
us of, whose spirit was lit up at times, upon the battle
field, by dazzling flashes of brilliance, coming no man
knows whence. I thought to meet the demon of combat,
blind, unreasoning, vain and cruel, faithless and disso
lute. ... I found a man who bowed before me as a
loving disciple bows before the master. He is lettered,
eager for knowledge, and obedient to the voice of wis
dom. . . . He loves not war; his smile speaks of under
standing and gentle humanity. He seeks the reason of
passions and events. He looks into his own heart; he is
endowed with conscience and sincerity, and it is against
his will that he serves a faithless State. . . I have told
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