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Many pages would not suffice to enumerate the cardinals, the dignitaries, the ambassadors, the great nobles, whose magnificent coaches drove up in long file through the Piazza dei Santi Apostoli to the door of the Basilica. The columns of the 'Osservatore Romano' were full of it for a week afterwards.
For this end it was proposed to take military possession of the Vatican Palace, and appoint a commissioner to superintend the election and carry out the views of the faction. This iniquitous plot appears to have been overthrown by a vigorous article which was published in the Osservatore Romano.
The old gentleman had too much pride to allow his cousin to make an unfitting match. Accordingly, on the day following the events last narrated San Giacinto called after breakfast and found the prince, as usual, alone in his study. He was not dozing, however, for the accounts of the last night's doings in the Osservatore Romano were very interesting.
If there were the thing might be possible, and it would be very interesting to all the clericals to read an account of the transaction in the Osservatore Romano. In any case, I am not sure that it will be much to our advantage that the wife of the Onorevole Del Ferice should be seen seated in the midst of the Black ladies. It will produce an unfavourable impression."
While Giovanni was at the Palazzo Montevarchi, and while Corona was busy with her dressmakers, Prince Saracinesca was dozing over the Osservatore Romano in his study. To tell the truth the paper was less dull than usual, for there was war and rumour of war in its columns.
The Gazetta di Venezia having attacked the bishops attending the recent conclave of "Latin America," that is, Spanish-speaking America, as men of loose morality, the Osservatore Cattolico, the Vatican organ, replied declaring that the life of the bishops present at the conclave was above suspicion.
This was the programme published by the 'Osservatore Romano, and that newspaper proceeded to pronounce a eulogy of some length and considerable eloquence upon the happy pair.
'I hear he was promised consideration, he said quickly. 'Then he got it, was the priest's smiling reply. 'He was told that his letter was not for publication. Next morning it appeared in the Osservatore Romano. 'Oh no! impossible! Your facts are incorrect. The Monsignore laughed, in unperturbed good humour.
But my letter must necessarily be misunderstood my letter betrays the cause. And for that I have no right. You understand? I thought of the Pope the old man. They told me he was distressed that the Holy Father had suffered had lost sleep through me! So I wrote out of my heart like a son. And the paper this morning! See I have brought it you the Osservatore Romano.
I would write, but they must promise, on their part, that nothing should be published beyond the formal submission, that my letter should be for his eyes alone, and for the Pope. They promised, oh! not in writing I have nothing written! so I wrote. I placed myself, like a son, in the hands of the Holy Father. Now, this morning there is my letter the whole of it in the Osservatore Romano!
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