My Life and What I Learnt in It; An Autobiography - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874. Excerpt: ... saw one who looked fixedly at me. I was told afterwards that he was the famous Gaetanino Moroni. Oh, how well he might have served as a model for one of the lost in that immortal picture! The ceremonial ended, on descending the magnificent staircase, the officials, Swiss guards, and others in the service of the Vatican, smiled and saluted me kindly; and then, at the convent, a real ovation awaited me. The excellent ProcuratorGeneral and his secretary, Padre Pasquale, and.several other reverends, came to the door to meet me, to be thus the first to show the pleasure they felt, and the honour they considered accruing to the order from having a brother attached to the pontifical throne. After this, all the friars coming out of the refectory, and meeting Padre F and me, returned with us there, rejoicing with us, and congratulating us whilst we dined. They were all kind; but I was most particularly impressed by the frank congratulations of the younger members of the community. I did not go out the rest of that day, remaining within to write to my dear mother, and to my beloved master, Francesco Stabile, and other relatives and friends, acquainting them with the happy result of my examination. CHAPTER X SAN MICHELE. The next day I was taken by Padre Venanzio to Ara Coeli, to be presented "to the General of the order, Padre Giuseppe dAlessandria (of Sicily). He received me kindly, and congratulated me upon the success thus announced to him. Curiosity being one of the endowments of convents, the monks quickly came in to see the new Can tore Cappellano Pontificio. They expected to find him very fierce in appearance, coming as he did from the country of the brigands, and, if not interesting for any other reason, they were yet desirous to see one who came from such ...