Part 74 (1/2)
”I cheated a little”
”You took your advantage Pass on”
”Well! reverend father, I feel nothing else upon my conscience Give me absolution, and my soul will be able, when God shall please to call it, to mount without obstacle to the throne--”
The Theatinfor, father?” said Mazarin
”I a for the end”
”The end of what?”
”Of the confession, monsieur”
”But I have ended”
”Oh, no; your eminence is ently”
”I have searched as well as possible”
”Then I shall assist your hed several ti of avarice, another capital sin, nor of those millions,” said he
”What millions, father?”
”Why, those you possess, my lord”
”Father, that money is mine, why should I speak to you about that?”
”Because, you see, our opinions differ You say that money is yours, whilst I--I believe it is rather the property of others”
Mazarin lifted his cold hand to his brohich was beaded with perspiration ”How so?” staained ”
”Hum! much--that is, not too much”
”Whatever it may be, whence came that wealth?”
”Fro”
”But what do you conclude froan to tre a list of the riches you possess Let us reckon a little, if you please You have the bishopric of Metz?”
”Yes”
”The abbeys of St Clement, St Arnould, and St Vincent, all at Metz?”