Judge of my prudence by my long delay.

He who can see all around him impatient--himself not less so--and yet suppress the signal, and bide the hour, is not likely to lose his cause by rashness." "More, then, of this anon," said the Bishop, resettling himself in his seat.

"As thy plans mature, fear not to communicate with me.

Believe that Rome has no firmer friend then he who, ordained to preserve order, finds himself impotent against aggression.

Meanwhile, to the object of my present visit, which links itself, in some measure, perhaps, with the topics on which we have conversed...Thou knowest that when his Holiness intrusted thee with thy present office, he bade thee also announce his beneficent intention of granting a general Jubilee at Rome for the year 1350--a most admirable design for two reasons, sufficiently apparent to thyself: first, that every Christian soul that may undertake the pilgrimage to Rome on that occasion, may thus obtain a general remission of sins; and secondly, because, to speak carnally, the concourse of pilgrims so assembled, usually, by the donations and offerings their piety suggests, very materially add to the revenues of the Holy See: at this time, by the way, in no very flourishing condition.