text: " Fain would Gonzaga have pursued the conversation which had taken a turn that promised wonders for the interest of the despatches he had undertaken to forward to the Escurial in elucidation of the designs and sentiments of Don John --towards whom his allegiance was as the kisses of Judas! But the imperial scion (who when he pleased could assume the unapproachability of the blood royal ) made it apparent that he was no longer in a mood to be questioned