The Creation of Eve
“It is whispered about Madrid that it was due to her jealousy of dona Eufrasia, that seeing the King's newly wed mistress so wondrously advanced in pregnancy made her lose her own child in a fit of jealousy. Although the King denied repeatedly that dona Eufrasia's child was his--he claimed to have ended his affair with her long before he had her married to the Prince of Ascoli--his protests were received with a wink by Madrilenos high and low. What man in his right mind would turn away the dark-...haired and delicious dona Eufrasia if he had a chance at bedding her? Certainly a Queen must be chaste--oh, she must be perfectly so--but a King? He was less of a man if he didn't stray. All agreed there was no reason for the King to deny himself the pleasure of keeping a mistress and a wife. The Queen, for her part, should have Understood that. It was so needless, all whispered, for Her Majesty to lose the King's heir this way. Especially a king who could choose any lady in the world.Few knew how close she had come to losing her own life.MoreLess
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