Since his first visit, he had twice called on the old hero, but the latter had refused to broach the subject of Rome so long as his young friend should not have seen, felt, and understood everything.

There would be time for a talk later on, said he, when they were both in a position to formulate their conclusions.
"Pray tell Count Orlando," responded Pierre, "that I have not forgotten him, and that, if I have deferred a fresh visit, it is because I desire to satisfy him.

However, I certainly will not leave Rome without going to tell him how deeply his kind greeting has touched me." Whilst talking, the two men slowly followed the ascending road past the newly erected villas, several of which were not yet finished.

And when Prada learned that the priest had come to call on Cardinal Sanguinetti, he again laughed, with the laugh of a good-natured wolf, showing his white fangs.

"True," he exclaimed, "the Cardinal has been here since the Pope has been laid up.