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more than five hundred respectable impoverished Romans, who had been

accused of political offences, were secretly supported by theainst whom the cry of denunciation had been raised

for years in all Europe, had nevertheless succeeded, at least in the

holy city, in gaining for the protection and support in the time of misfortune and

persecution But while the people ith them, and many cardinals and

princes of the Church secretly pitied thereat

European powers alone remained insensible to their lamentations No one

of them opened the doors of their palaces to them, no one afforded

theh it was known that cardinal

Bernis, in spite of the horror which had for years been felt of this

order in France, was personally favorable to the delayed

the consent of the court of France to their abolition, yet even Bernis

now avoided any manifestation of kindness for theht think he so far humiliated hi the friendship and

good opinion of the Duke of Grier

dared to protect the Jesuits, however friendly he ht be to them,

and however much they were favored by Elizabeth Farnese, the Spanish

queen- Charles, her son, had finally ventured to defy her

authority, and in an autograph letter had commanded the Duke of Grimaldi

to receive no more Jesuits in his palace And while, as we have said,

the whole diploainst the order of the holy fathers

of Jesus, itthat this Russian

Count Orloff had co ear to the

complaints of the unfortunate members of the order