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quence of the delays in a law-suit which she had to sustain
for some years against the relatives of her husband, and to
which, bantered as she was from court to court, no termin-
ation was to be foreseen. “ Your Holiness,” continued he,
“ is not unacquainted with her suit, she is at the brink of
ruin, and a word from the holy father would render her jus-
tice. Justice is all she claims, she hopes to obtain it at the
fountain.” “ What,” replied the pope, “ is this matter not
terminated yet? 1 recollect the case perfectly well, and
thought it had long been decided upon. I shall settle the
business at once,” So saying, he took the paper from Mr. L,
stepped to a large table, full of papers; took a pen, wrote
two or three wordsand returned the document to our friend,
whose eyes beamed with joy at the good success ofhiserrand.
The holy father now bowed to us, and we withdrew, under a
ceremonial, similar and similarly treated as at our entrance.
When in the carriage we thanked Mr. L. for his kindness,
to which he politely observed, that he had much more reason
to be beholden to us for the opportunity we had afforded
him of accomplishing an act not only meritorious in itself,
but very advantageous to him in his professional career.
With this account of my papal audience, dear T. 1 shall
probably take my epistolary leave of you: so much at least
you may calculate upon, that if in a week or ten days after
the receipt of this letter, you have not another from me, 1
shall be on my journey homewards, and once more shake
hands with you towards the latter end of July. All present
omissions shall then be amply supplied by
Your’s, &c.
* * *
DiggenS) Printer^ St. Ann^ Lane, London,
quence of the delays in a law-suit which she had to sustain
for some years against the relatives of her husband, and to
which, bantered as she was from court to court, no termin-
ation was to be foreseen. “ Your Holiness,” continued he,
“ is not unacquainted with her suit, she is at the brink of
ruin, and a word from the holy father would render her jus-
tice. Justice is all she claims, she hopes to obtain it at the
fountain.” “ What,” replied the pope, “ is this matter not
terminated yet? 1 recollect the case perfectly well, and
thought it had long been decided upon. I shall settle the
business at once,” So saying, he took the paper from Mr. L,
stepped to a large table, full of papers; took a pen, wrote
two or three wordsand returned the document to our friend,
whose eyes beamed with joy at the good success ofhiserrand.
The holy father now bowed to us, and we withdrew, under a
ceremonial, similar and similarly treated as at our entrance.
When in the carriage we thanked Mr. L. for his kindness,
to which he politely observed, that he had much more reason
to be beholden to us for the opportunity we had afforded
him of accomplishing an act not only meritorious in itself,
but very advantageous to him in his professional career.
With this account of my papal audience, dear T. 1 shall
probably take my epistolary leave of you: so much at least
you may calculate upon, that if in a week or ten days after
the receipt of this letter, you have not another from me, 1
shall be on my journey homewards, and once more shake
hands with you towards the latter end of July. All present
omissions shall then be amply supplied by
Your’s, &c.
* * *
DiggenS) Printer^ St. Ann^ Lane, London,