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didnotfindhi
”spadakneeant;sincechristianity;so
enentlye;itwasnolongera
thetyrantessage;caesarhat
youdiebutiteileonhis
lipstosayfrohepope;hisholinessrequestsyoutodine
”spadasetoutabouttosanpierdarenathepopeaed
hithefirstsightthatattractedtheeyesofspadahatof
hisnephee;andstrked
attentionsspadatuedpale;ashanironical
air;hprov
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edthathehadanticipatedall;andthatthesnarewas
oinquireofhis
nepheessagethenephely
prehendingtheaningofthequestionitoolate;forhehad
alreadydrunkaglassofexcellentexpresslybythe
popesbutlerspadaatthesantsa;
otasteanhourafteriandeclared
theyushroospadadiedonthe
thresholdofthevineyard;thenepheaking
signsprehend
”thencaesarandthepopehastenedtolayhandsontheheritage;under
presenanbuttheinheritance
nsistedinthisonly;ascrapofpaperonten:i
bequeathtobelovednepheyffers;books;and;angstothers;
breviaryhthegolders;hibeghewillpreservein
reranceofhisaffectionateuncle
”theheirssoughteveryiredthebreviary;laidhandsonthe
fuiture;andan;was
reallythestserableofunclesnotreasuresunlesstheywere
thoseofscience;ntainedinthelibraryandlaboratoriesthatwas
allcaesarandhisfathersearched;exaned;scrutinized;butfound
nothing;oratleastverylittle;notexceedingafehousandcrownsin
plate;andaboutthesainreadyney;butthenepheetosay
tohisongunclespapers;there
isawill
”theysoughtevenrethoroughlythantheaugustheirshaddone;butit
lesstherehepalatine
hill;butinthesedayslandedpropertyhadnotchvalue;andthetwo
palailysincetheyh
therapaonthsandyearsrolledon
alexandervidied;poisoned;youknoistakecaesar;
poisonedatthesati;escapedbysheddinghisskinlikeasnake;
buttheedbythepoisontillitlookedlikea
tigersthen;pelledtoquitro;heselfobscurely
killedinanightskirsh;scarcelynoticedinhistoryafterthe
popesdeathandhissonsexile;itily
ethesplendidpositiontheyhadheldbeforethecardinals
ti;butthisainedindoubtfulease;
asteryhungoverthisdarkaffair;andthepublicrurhat
the
popethefortuneofthethetausecardinal
rospigliosi;pletelydespoiled
”uptothispoint;”saidfaria;interruptingthethreadofhis
narrative;”thisseetoyouveryaningless;nodoubt;eh”
”oh;friend;”sasifiwere
readingastinterestingnarrative;goon;ibegofyou”
”iwill”
”thefalybegantogetaccustodtotheirobscurityyearsrolled
on;andangstthedescendantssoatists;
soegreewereruinedi
enoily;aryiheuntof
spadaihadoftenheardhilainofthedisproportionofhisrank
toinvestallhehadinanannuity
hedidso;andthusdoubledhisinethecelebratedbreviaryreined
inthefaly;andheuntspossessionithadbeenhanded
dofathertoson;forthesingularclauseoftheonlywill
thathadbeenfound;hadcausedittoberegardedasagenuinerelic;
preservedinthefalyhsuperstitiousvenerationitwasan
illunatedbook;hbeautifulgothiccharacters;andsoyh
gold;thataservantalbeforethecardinalondaysof
greatsoleity
”atthesightofpapersofallsorts;titles;ntracts;parchnts;
ily;alldescendingfrobr 》
thepoisonedcardinal;iintuexanedtheiensebundlesof
docunts;likete;but
inspiteofthestexhaustiveresearches;ifoundnothingyetihad
read;ihadevenily;for
thesolepurposeofassuringselfheranyincreaseoffortunehad
oonthedeathofthecardinalcaesarspadbutuld
onlytracetheacquisitionofthepropertyofthecardinalrospigliosi;
hispanioninsfortune
”iostassuredthattheinheritancehadneitherprofitedthe
borgiasnorthefaly;buthadreinedunpossessedlikethetreasures
ofthearabiannights;oftheearthunderthe
eyesofthegenieisearched;ransacked;unted;calculatedathousand
andathousandtistheineandexpenditureofthefalyforthree
hundredyearsitainedinignorance;andthe
untofspadainhispovertypatrondiedhehadreservedfrobr 》
hisannuityhisfalypapers;hislibrary;posedoffivethousand
volus;andhisfausbreviaryallthesehebequeathedto;ha
thousandroncrooney;onnditionthati
assessaidforthereposeofhissoul;andthat
ireeandhistoryofhishouseallthisi
didsydearednd;henclusion
”in1807;anthbeforeied;andafortnightafterthedeath
oftheuntofspada;onthe25thofdeceeryouly
hoefixedinry;ihe
thousandthti;thepapersihepalacewassold
toastranger;andieandsettleatflorence;
intendingtotakeety
library;andthefausbreviary;ynstantlabor
atthesathing;andoverebyaheavydinnerihadeaten;
headdroppedonhands;andifellasleepaboutthreeoclockinthe
afteooniayhead;
ie;i
deteedtofindoneforselfitanticipatingthe
silennershenecessityofadopting
itookahtheothergropedaboutfora
pieytpty;ho
getalightfrohesllflastillplayingontheeersfearing;
hoakeuseofanyvaluablepieceofpaper;ihesitatedfora
nt;thenrellectedthatihadseeninthefausbreviary;h
hetabl
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ebeside;anoldpaperquiteyellohage;and
arkerforcenturies;kepttherebytherequestof
theheirsifeltforit;foundit;tedituptogether;andputting
itintotheexpiringfla;setlighttoit
”butbeneathfingers;asifbygic;inproportionasthefire
ascended;isaersappearonthepaperigraspedit
inhand;putouttheflaasquicklyasiuld;lightedtaper
inthefireitself;andopenedthecruledpaperhinexpressible
etion;regnizing;hatthesecharactershadbeen
trapatheticink;onlyappearingo
thefire;nearlyohirdofthepaperhadbeennsudbythefla
itoing;readitagain;dantes;andthen
ipleteforyoutheinpleteedsense”
faria;ph;offeredthepapertodantes;his
tireadthefolloracedhaninkofareddishlor
reselingrust:
”this25thdayofapril;1498;be
alexandervi;andfearingthatnot
heydesiretobeeheir;andre
andbentivoglio;whowerepoisoned;
soleheir;thatihavebu
andhasvisitede;thatis;in
islandofntecristo;alliposs
jeonds;ge;thatialone
yaunttonearlytil
hetiethro
creektotheeastinarightlinetwoopen