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The ular contrast with

theappearance of the pope He was a -red face, whose eyes flashed with ave evidence of sensuality and barbarity, and whose

form was more appropriate for a Vulcan than a prince of the Church And

yet he was such, as was reat cardinal's

hat over his shoulder, and by the flashing cross of brilliants upon his

breast This cardinal was very well known, and whenever his nan of the cross, and a

prayer to God for aid in avoiding hi and reluctantly had the pope finally resolved to have the

cardinal near his person, that he entle

persuasion to soften his stubborn disposition; but the cardinal had

replied to all his gentle words only with a conte of the

shoulders, with low murmured words, with a darkly clouded brow

"It is in no one's power to change andof himself," he

finally said, in a harsh tone, as the pope continued his exhortations

and representations "You, my blessed father, cannot convert yourself

into a monster such as you describe odliness which we all admire in your holiness

Every oneespecial care not to disturb

others in theirs"