To admit fear, is to double the strength of the enemy, to open the gates to revolution, and to take the road to Gaeta, where the accommodation is none of the best.

Don't let us leave home.
I know the house we live in; it is not new, but it will last longer than your Holiness--provided no attempt is made to repair it.

After us the deluge; we've got no children!" "All very true," replies the Pope.
"But the sovereign who is entreating me to do something, is an eldest son of the Church.

He has rendered us great services.

He still protects us constantly.