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Strona 7
... The two others , whose stupor continued , listened to her and obeyed her with the docility of children . " Contessina , " she continued , " you must light us . Here , take the lamp and lower it a little so that we may see the steps ROME 7.
... The two others , whose stupor continued , listened to her and obeyed her with the docility of children . " Contessina , " she continued , " you must light us . Here , take the lamp and lower it a little so that we may see the steps ROME 7.
Strona 8
... light laugh . " That's done , " said she ; " put the lamp on that table , Contessina . I'm sure nobody heard us . It's lucky that Donna Serafina should have gone out , and that his Eminence should have shut himself up with Don Vigilio ...
... light laugh . " That's done , " said she ; " put the lamp on that table , Contessina . I'm sure nobody heard us . It's lucky that Donna Serafina should have gone out , and that his Eminence should have shut himself up with Don Vigilio ...
Strona 17
... light in any window , and the glim- mering gas lamps , few and far between , seemed power- less to pierce the gloom . On either hand the doors were barred and bolted , and not a sound , not a breath came from within . Even when , after ...
... light in any window , and the glim- mering gas lamps , few and far between , seemed power- less to pierce the gloom . On either hand the doors were barred and bolted , and not a sound , not a breath came from within . Even when , after ...
Strona 25
... light , the lake with its weeping willows and tufts of reeds had a dreamy aspect , while down below the parterre displayed a fantastic floral mosaic bright with the various hues of flowers and foliage . That which most particularly ...
... light , the lake with its weeping willows and tufts of reeds had a dreamy aspect , while down below the parterre displayed a fantastic floral mosaic bright with the various hues of flowers and foliage . That which most particularly ...
Strona 46
... light , cleanliness , and health , since these could only be secured by a great financial and labour crisis . And yet , at bottom , it was solely for the people , the populace , that Rome was being cleansed and rebuilt with the idea of ...
... light , cleanliness , and health , since these could only be secured by a great financial and labour crisis . And yet , at bottom , it was solely for the people , the populace , that Rome was being cleansed and rebuilt with the idea of ...
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Abbé amidst ancient arms asked basket beautiful Benedetta Cardinal Boccanera Cardinal Sanguinetti Cardinal Secretary cassock Catholicism Celia Church Congregation Contessina Dario dear death desire divine Don Vigilio Donna Serafina door dream Eminence eternal everything exclaimed eyes face faith felt figs Frascati frightful gesture glance hand happy heart Holy Father idea Jesuits lamps laugh Leo XIII looked marriage Monsieur l'Abbé Monsignor Fornaro Monsignor Nani Narcisse never night once palace Palazzo papacy Paparelli passion Peter's Piazza Piazza Navona Pierre Pierre's poison poor Pope Prada prelate Prince quivering realised reign religion remained replied resumed Reverend Eminence Roman Rome ruins Sacco Santobono seemed side Signor Squadra silence smile soon soul sovereign spoke superb Swiss Guard tell thereupon things thought Tiber tion truth turned Vatican Via Giulia Victorine waiting whilst window young Italy young priest
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