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Updated: May 4, 2025
The fate of Pandulfo di Guido, which followed some days afterwards, excited a yet deeper, though more quiet, sentiment, against the Senator. "He was once Rienzi's friend!" said one man; "He was an honest, upright citizen!" muttered another; "He was an advocate of the people!" growled Cecco del Vecchio.
Far in their massive palaces the Savelli and Orsini heard the echo of the shouts that answered the question of Pandulfo. "Are ye, then, without hope!" resumed the scholar, as the shout ceased, and hushing, with the first sound of his voice, the ejaculations and speeches which each man had turned to utter to his neighbour. "Are ye without hope?
Pandulfo affected great respect, but not all the condescension of the Senator could conquer his distance and his restraint. In fact, Pandulfo had learned to form ambitious projects of his own; and but for the return of Rienzi, Pandulfo di Guido felt that he might now, with greater safety, and indeed with some connivance from the Barons, have been the Tribune of the People.
The causes of the second fall and final murder of Rienzi are equally misstated by modern narrators. It was from no fault of his no injustice, no cruelty, no extravagance it was not from the execution of Montreal, nor that of Pandulfo di Guido -it was from a gabelle on wine and salt that he fell.
Among the councillors were some whose families had suffered grievously in the battle they lent a lukewarm attention to propositions of continued strife. Others, among whom was Pandulfo, timid but well-meaning, aware that grief and terror even of their own triumph had produced reaction amongst the people, declared that they would not venture to propose a new tax.
The crowd waved to and fro, and a deep murmur crept gathering over the silence which they had hitherto kept. "Now," continued Pandulfo, "turn your gaze to the right of the picture, and you will behold the cause of the tempest, you will see why the fifth vessel is thus perilled, and her sisters are thus wrecked.
Despite his perilous situation despite his suspicions, and his fears, no wanton cruelty stained his stern justice Montreal and Pandulfo di Guido were the only state victims he demanded. If, according to the dark Machiavelism of Italian wisdom, the death of those enemies was impolitic, it was not in the act, but the mode of doing it.
Thou art shrewd, thoughtful, acute; couldst thou go to Rome? watch day and night his movements see if he receive messengers from Albornoz or the Barons if he confer with Pandulfo di Guido; watch his lodgment, I say, night and day. He affects no concealment; your task will be less difficult than it seems. Apprise the Signora of all you learn. Give me your news daily.
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