Religion, so to speak, was the boss contractor's only line." Dicky remarked that it had to be admitted he worked it on the square, and momma said that no doubt people built as well as they knew how at that time, but nothing should induce her to add her weight to the top of the Leaning Tower.
"It is very remarkable and impressive," said momma, "the idea of its hanging over that way all these centuries, just on the drop and never dropping, but who knows that it may not come down this very day!" "My dear niece, if I may call you so," remarked Mrs.Portheris urbanely, "it was thus that the builders designed this great monument to stand; in its inclination lies the triumph of their art." "I can't say I agree with you there, Aunt Caroline," said poppa; "that tower was never meant to stand crooked.

It's a very serious defect, and if it happened nowadays, it would justify any Municipal Board in repudiating the contract.

Even those fellows, you see, were too sick to go on with it, in every case.

Begun by Bonanus 1174.

Bonanus saw what was going to happen and gave it up at the third storey.