CHAPTER XVII.
JUNE 17, 1830--FEBRUARY 2, 1831 Working hard .-- Trip to Genzano .-- Lake of Nemi .-- Beggars .-- Curious festival of flowers at Genzano .-- Night on the Campagna .-- Heat in Rome .-- Illumination of St.Peter's .-- St.Peter's Day .-- Vaults of the Church .-- Feebleness of Pope .-- Morse and companions visit Naples, Capri, and Amalfi .-- Charms of Amalfi .-- Terrible accident .-- Flippancy at funerals .-- Campo Santo at Naples .-- Gruesome conditions .-- Ubiquity of beggars .-- Convent of St.Martino .-- Masterpiece of Spagnoletto .-- Returns to Rome .-- Paints portrait of Thorwaldsen .-- Presented to him in after years by John Taylor Johnston .-- Given to King of Denmark .-- Reflections on the social evil and the theatre .-- Death of the Pope .-- An assassination .-- The Honorable Mr.Spencer and Catholicism .-- Election of Pope Gregory XVI.