Volume IV Part 33 (2/2)
”I congratulate you on your appointh as h when I put on the cassock and bands, and I laugh ains one respect Come and see us”
”Where do you live?”
”Behind the Trinity of Monti; here's ht”
I went ho, and deterot my brother to come with me, and I told him how the Pope had received me
The Abbe Winckelmann cah to be high in favour with his cardinal, and that the book I had sent him was very valuable; it was a rare work, and in much better condition than the Vatican copy
”I am commissioned to pay you for it”
”I have told his eminence that it was a present”
”He never accepts books as presents, and he wants yours for his own library; and as he is librarian of the Vatican Library he is afraid lest people s”
”That's very well, but I am not a bookseller; and as this book only costit, I am determined only to sell it at the sa it”
”He is sure to send it back to you”
”He can if he likes, but I will send back his funeral oration, as I aation to anyone who refuses to take a present fro the eccentric cardinal returned me my Pandects, and I immediately returned his funeral oration, with a letter in which I pronounced it a lanced over it in reality My brother toldto guidemy brother and I went to the 'scopatore santissi y of a man I introduced my brother, and proceeded to a close scrutiny of the fairls, of whom the eldest enty-four, two sliness It was not inviting for awas to put a good face on it; so I stayed and enjoyed liness, the household presented the picture of misery, for the 'scopatore santissied to live on two hundred Roman crowns a year, and as there are no perquisites attached to the office of apostolic sweeper, he was compelled to furnish all needs out of this slender suenerous man As soon as he saw ood supper, but there was only pork chops and a polenta
”They are very nice,” said I; ”but will you allow ?”
”You arehi the six flasks directly, with a cooked hairls cried when they saw hihted with this reception, and said to Moirls I will let hi shewn hi me went into the kitchen to help the e table was covered with a clean cloth, and soon after they brought in two huge dishes of polenta and an enorin when a knocking on the street door was heard
”'Tis Signora Maria and her mother,” said one of the boys
At this announce a wry face ”Who asked them?” said one ”What do they want?” said another ”What troublesoht have stayed at hoood, kindly father said, ”My children, they are hungry, and they shall share what Providence has given us”
I was deeply touched with the worthy man's kindness I saw that true Christian charity is more often to be found in the breasts of the poor than the rich, who are so well provided for that they cannot feel for the wants of others
While I was ry ones ca woman of a modest and pleasant aspect, and the other her mother, who seemed very huhter saluted the coift of nature, apologizing in so that she would not have taken the liberty to come if she had known there was company The worthy Momolo was the only one who answered her, and he said, kindly, that she had done quite right to come, and put her a chair between ht her a perfect beauty