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since thou wert not there, I can pardon them."
"Yes, it was I who questioned them," she repeated eagerly, anxious to
shield her guests from her husband's indignation, though she did not
understand it. "They were talking of the Abbot of Nervessa and of his
Holiness, and when I came they rose to do me honor; and I also, to be
not lacking in courtesy, said, 'Le prego, Signori--I beg of you,' and
bade them continue the talk in which they had seemed full of interest.
Marco, in the Senate--do they know that the Pope is angry about the
Abbot of Nervessa?"
Her eyes were full of the eagerness of her question. If they but knew
all would be well, she thought; she had so wished for Marco to be there
and hear them talk!
"Marina, this whole matter is a question for the government to decide;
it is not for ecclesiastics to discuss--they know nothing of any laws
but their own. This is a civil case."
"Would they not understand things better if they were allowed
representation in the Senate?" she persisted.


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