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The pope followed his retreating forlance of sadness and a

shake of the head

"He is past help,"is unheeded But how, if he should happen to be right? How, if

he with his worldly wisdom and his theory of earthly happiness, should

be more conformable to the will of God than ith our virtue and our

doctrine of renunciation? Ah, yes, the world is so beautiful, it seems

made entirely for pleasure and enjoyh it

with tearful eyes, disregarding its beauty, and refusing to share

its pleasures All, exceptbands, and his heart bleeds while all creation rejoices

No, no, that cannot be; every individual does what he can to render

mankind free and happy, and I also will do reat

power inas it is arden, and hastened up to his study

"Signor Galiandro," said he, to his private secretary, "did you not

speak to ed

for dispensations froed a-table

"In the last four weeks some fifty such petitions have been received

Since your holiness has released several monks and nuns from their vows,