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Chapter 3

           Andareyougoingtohavenobreakfastordinnertoday?’‘ItoldyouIwouldn’t.Forgiveme!’‘You’venoideahowunbecomingthissortofthingistoyou,’shesaid,‘it’slikeputtingasaddleonacow’sback.Doyouthinkyouarefrighteningme?Myword,whatadreadfulthingthatyoushouldsithereandeatnofood!HowterriblyfrightenedIam!’Shewasn’tangrylong,anddidn’tseemtoremembermyoffenceatall.Iwassurprised,forsheisavindictive,resentfulwomanbutthenIthoughtthatperhapsshedespisedmetoomuchtofeelanyresentmentagainstme.Andthat’sthetruth.

           “Shecameuptomeandsaid,‘DoyouknowwhothePopeofRomeis?’‘I’veheardofhim,’Isaid.‘Isupposeyou’vereadtheUniversalHistory,ParfenSemeonovitch,haven’tyou?’sheasked.‘I’velearnednothingatall,’Isaid.‘ThenI’lllendittoyoutoread.YoumustknowtherewasaRomanPopeonce,andhewasveryangrywithacertainEmperor;sotheEmperorcameandneitheratenordrank,butkneltbeforethePope’spalacetillheshouldbeforgiven.AndwhatsortofvowsdoyouthinkthatEmperorwasmakingduringallthosedaysonhisknees?Stop,I’llreadittoyou!’Thenshereadmealotofverses,whereitsaidthattheEmperorspentallthetimevowingvengeanceagainstthePope.‘Youdon’tmeantosayyoudon’tapproveofthepoem,ParfenSemeonovitch,’shesays.‘Allyouhavereadoutisperfectlytrue,’sayI.

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