![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I say this even to those who are eager to justify them. “We should not overlook, however, his strong conviction and long practice of ideas that many would find rather strange and baseless nowadays. Did he offer the same indulgence, the same understanding, to poor Gertrude? We will soon find out.Īfter this sea of praise, a caveat, and a footnote (by me): He rescues a girl destined, against her will, to become a nun. “The way one lives is the proof of principles professed in words.” ![]() Will you take Manzoni up on this offer, or pause to learn about the archbishop? “At this point in our story, I cannot resist lingering for a moment, like a sad and weary wayfarer who has traveled through an arid and wild landscape, and stops to kill a little time lying in the grassy shade of a nice tree near a freshwater spring… I absolutely must say a few words about this character, but if any of you would rather not hear them, and instead prefer to continue on with the story, you are welcome to skip to the next chapter.” The backstory of this historical figure demands no embellishment or fictionalizing: A new character makes his entrance: Cardinal Federigo Borromeo, the embodiment of good. ![]()
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