I should be sorry if anything happened to him." "Do you think Del Ferice is capable of murdering him ?" "Oh no! He might annoy him a great deal." "I think not," answered the Cardinal, thoughtfully.

"Del Ferice was afraid that Don Giovanni would marry Donna Tullia and spoil his own projects.

But Giovanni will not think of that again." "No; I suppose Don Giovanni will marry the Duchessa d'Astrardente." "Of course," replied the Cardinal.

For some minutes there was silence.
Gouache, while busy with his pencil, was wondering at the interest the great man took in such details of the Roman social life.

The Cardinal was thinking of Corona, whom he had seen but half an hour ago, and was revolving in his mind the advantages that might be got by allying her to Giovanni.