Volume IV Part 33 (1/2)
I had no real need of being presented to the Pope by anyone, as any Christian is at liberty to go in when he sees the door open Besides I had known His Holiness when he was Bishop of Padua; but I had preferred to clai introduced by a cardinal
After saluting the Head of the Faithful, and kissing the holy cross eht hand on my left shoulder, and said he remembered that I always forsook the assembly at Padua, when he intoned the Rosary
”Holy Father, I have much worse sins than that on my conscience, so I come prostrate at your foot to receive your absolution”
He then gave raciously what he could do forYour Holiness to plead for me, that I may be able to return to Venice”
”We will speak of it to the aain to you on the o and see Cardinal Passionei?”
”I have been three tiene, and in return I sent him the 'Pandects'”
”Has he accepted them?”
”I think so, Holy Father”
”If he has, he will send Winckel me like a bookseller; I will not receive any payment”
”Then he will return the volume of the 'Pandects'; we are sure of it, he always does so”
”If his eminence returns me the 'Pandects', I will return hihed till his sides shook
”We shall be pleased to hear the end of the story without anyone being infor benediction delivered with much unction infor His Holiness's palace, I was accosted by an old abbe, who asked me respectfully if I were not the M Casanova who had escaped from The Leads
”Yes,” said I, ”I am the ain in such good estate!”
”But who?”
”Don't you recollect ondolier at Venice”
”Have you entered holy orders, then?”
”Not at all, but here everyone wears the cassock I am the first scopatore (sweeper) of His Holiness the Pope”