On Sunday, out of respect to the character of the master of the house, they went to Mass; but nobody carried a prayer-book; it was always some gay and often scandalous book, which was left lying about in the tribune of the chateau, open to those who cleaned the room, for their edification as they pleased."] [Footnote 5247: "Vie de Mgr.

Dupanloup," by Abbe Lagrange.--"Histoire du Cardinal Pie, eveque de Poitiers," by Mgr.

Bannard.] [Footnote 5248: One could imagine the impression this text would have made on Lenin and his plans to create an elite communist party once he should take the power he dreamt of.

(SR.)] [Footnote 5249: "Moniteur," session of March 14, 1865, speech of Cardinal de Bonnechose: "I exact full obedience, because I myself, like those among you who belong to the army or navy, have always taken pride in thus rendering it to my chiefs, to my superiors."] [Footnote 5250: "Histoire du cardinal Pie," by M.Bannard, II.,p.690.

M.
Pie left six large volumes in which, for thirty years, he recorded his episcopal acts, uninterruptedly, until his last illness.] [Footnote 5251: Ibid., II., p.135: "In the year 1860 he had confirmed 11,586 belonging to his diocese; in 1861 he confirmed 11,845."-- "Vie de Mgr.