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This allusion quieted the House, and for a h the tense air there cae sound, and the

President dealleries, whereupon the reporters

rose and ers upraised,

pointing at the same time to the ladies' tribune

One of the ladies had cried out David Rossi heard the voice, and, when

he began again, his own voice was softer and more tremulous

"Next, I say that the cause of anarchism in Italy, as everywhere else,

is poverty Wait until the 1st of February, and you shall see such an

army enter Rome as never before invaded it I assert that within three

ates of this capital of Christendo lives eon s or nearly nude, fed on hteen hours a day, and sweated by the tyranny of the overseers, to

whom landlords lease their lands while they idle their days in the

salons of Ro treated

worse than slaves, and beaten s"

At that there was a terrific uproar, shouts of "It's a lie!" and

"Traitor!" followed by a loud outbreak of jeers and laughter Then, for