Birth in 1792—A happy family—His youth—Epilepsy—The Church at the time of Napoleon—Abduction of Pius to Avignon—Napoleon’s downfall—Return of the Pope to Rome—His reception—Prophecies regarding Pius IX—His journey to Chile—Ocean trip—Across the Andes—Failure of mission—Rounding Cape Horn—English Settlement on the Cape—“Love-of-the-Soil”—The Falkland Islands pp. 73-94 CHAPTER VI POPE PIUS IX Director of Ospizio di San Michele—A splendid record—Archbishop of Spoleto—A turbulent populace—Order restored—Revolution in Europe—Spoleto saved—The earthquake in Umbria—New post at Imola—Secret societies—A Cardinal—Attack upon the three Prelates—The Cardinal’s bravery—How the Saints forgive—Pope Pius IX—His charity and justice—Defenders of the poor—Anecdotes of the Cardinal’s generosity pp. 95-112 CHAPTER VII CAPTIVITY OF POPE PIUS VII Lebzeltern, the Ambassador of the Austrian Emperor—Origin of his mission—Napoleon’s anger against Pius VII—Arrest of the Pope—Protests from the Church—Napoleon excommunicated—Vaine efforts to evade the Bull—Instructions for the mission—“Do all, or else, _do nothing_”—Pius VII in his sixty-eighth year—The interview—The Pope’s position—His generosity—Message to Napoleon—Continued captivity—Return to Rome—Napoleon’s expiation pp. 113-136 CHAPTER VIII IN SABINA Castel Gandolfo—Its gardens—The Sabine Hills—The Reverendo—An expedition into the hills—The Campagna in the early morning—“Our Lady of Good Counsel”—Ancient Præneste—Italy’s landscape—Struggles of the Colonna—Destruction of Palestrina—Boniface’s revenge and expiation—Olevano, the haunt of artists—“Picturesque utility”—The wrong train—Romance of a pebble—The work of the Saints pp. 137-158 CHAPTER IX PEOPLE OF THE HILLS The Apennines—View from a peak—Real hospitality—Polenta—Woods of Sabina—A hill family—The cook—A queer adventure—People of the South—A night festival in the Abruzzi—The journey—The old organ—Marion Crawford’s boys—Juvenile theatricals pp. 159-179 CHAPTER X A STORY OF VENICE A follower of the Condottieri—The raw recruit—Division of the Dukedom of Milan—Carmagnola’s turn—Growth in wealth and power—Disaffection—Venice acquires his services—War with Milan—A leisurely campaign—Carmagnola at the height of his glory—Fortune turns against the Venetians—Stirrings of suspicion—Reception in Venice—The Senate Chamber—Growing dusk—The attack—End of his part in the world—Another story of the North—St. Raniero, the patron of Pisa—The power of temperance pp. 180-199 CHAPTER XI QUEEN JOAN OF NAPLES