He did not know the way beyond Tivoli, but he could inquire without exciting the least suspicion.

There are few disguises more complete than the garb of a Capuchin monk, and Del Ferice had long contemplated playing the part, for it was one which eminently suited him.

His face, much thinner now than formerly, was yet naturally round, and without his moustache would certainly pass for a harmless clerical visage.

He had received an excellent education, and knew vastly more Latin than the majority of mendicant monks.

As a good Roman he was well acquainted with every convent in the city, and knew the names of all the chief dignitaries of the Capuchin order.