As regards old age, which weighs upon us both alike, I should be glad to know how yours affects you; mine, I must say, does not make me very happy.

I beg you, then, to write me something about this.

You know, doubtless, that we have a new Pope, and who he is.

All Rome is delighted, God be thanked; and everybody expects the greatest good from his reign, especially for the poor, his generosity being so notorious." Michelangelo had good reason to rejoice over this event, for Julius III.

felt a real attachment to his person, and thoroughly appreciated both his character and his genius.