He is perfectly free; but the estates are such that it is no wonder they wish to keep them in their own hands.

For Italy, it is an extraordinary case of unincumbered property.

The prince has been an orphan from his third year; he has therefore had a long minority and made no inroads upon his fortune.

Besides, he is very prudent and orderly; I am only afraid that some day he will pull the purse-strings too tight.

All these years his affairs have been in the hands of Monsignor B----, who has managed them to perfection--paid off mortagages, planted forests, opened up mines.