Indeed Pen has to be restrained into politeness and tolerance towards ecclesiastical dignities.

Think of his addressing his instructor (who complained of the weather at Rome one morning) thus--in choice Tuscan: 'Of course it's the excommunication.

The prophet says that a curse begins with the curser's own house; and so it is with the Holy Father's curse.' Wasn't that clever of Pen?
and impertinent, but our Abbe only tried at gravity; he sympathises secretly with the insorgimento d' Italia, and besides is very fond of Pen.

Poor Pen, 'innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,' how his mama has been wickedly cursing her native country (after Chorley)! It's hard upon me, Fanny, that you won't tell me of the spirits, you who can see.

Here is even Robert, whose heart softens to the point of letting me have the 'Spiritual Magazine' from England.