First, he wins a renown for good works,--then he starts
travelling toward Rome, the Mother of our Faith,--and on his way to
the sacred city performs a miraculous cure! An excellent move! I see
a possibility of making the Cathedral of Rouen a popular shrine for
healing. Yes, much can be done there! Only I am sorry that Felix has
made a little mistake in Paris--just a little mistake!--in that
matter of Vergniaud. And it is exceedingly unfortunate that the son
should turn out to be Gys Grandit. No wonder the Holy Father is
troubled;--no wonder! It is a little drama of the age, and will no
doubt prove complex in its movement, and worth watching." Here his
smile broadened,--and his eyes glittered more keenly than ever
"Yes!--it will be an excitement; and one wants a little excitement
now and then in the general monotony. Since Agostino preached,--"
here he paused, and a dark contraction knitted his brows,--"Let me
see!--this morning, yes!--this morning I receive the English
socialist Aubrey Leigh."
He turned in his chair, and glanced at the dial of a huge ticking
clock behind him, and saw that the hands were close on the appointed
hour of eleven. His smile slowly disappeared, and vanished
altogether in a heavy frown.
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