and-sosaidthis，“and“Fatherso-and-sosaidthat“；“Fatherso-
and-sothinksweshoulddoso-and-so，orthatweshouldnotdoso-
and-so。“Iatfirstthoughtthathemusthavegiventhemsomething，somephiltreorthelike，butoneoftheEnglishmaid-
servants，whohadakindofrespectforme，andwhosawmuchmorebehindthescenesthanIdid，informedmethathewascontinuallyinstillingstrangenotionsintotheirheads，striving，byeverypossiblemethod，tomakethemdespisethereligionoftheirownland，andtakeupthatoftheforeigncountryinwhichtheywere。
Andsureenough，inalittletime，thegirlshadaltogetherleftoffgoingtoanEnglishchapel，andwerecontinuallyvisitingplacesofItalianworship。Theoldgovernor，itistrue，stillwenttohischurch，butheappearedtobehesitatingbetweentwoopinions；andonce，whenhewasatdinner，hesaidtotwoorthreeEnglishfriendsthat，sincehehadbecomebetteracquaintedwithit，hehadconceivedamuchmorefavourableopinionoftheCatholicreligionthanhehadpreviouslyentertained。Inaword，thepriestruledthehouse，andeverythingwasdoneaccordingtohiswillandpleasure；bydegreeshepersuadedtheyoungladiestodroptheirEnglishacquaintances，whoseplacehesuppliedwithItalians，chieflyfemales。Mypooroldgovernorwouldnothavehadapersontospeakto-forhenevercouldlearnthelanguage-butfortwoorthreeEnglishmenwhousedtocomeoccasionallyandtakeabottlewithhiminasummer-house，whosecompanyhecouldnotbepersuadedtoresign，notwithstandingtheentreatiesofhisdaughters，instigatedbythepriest，whosegrandendeavourseemedtobetorenderthemindsofallthreefoolish，forhisownends。Andifhewasbusyabovestairswiththegovernor，therewasanotherbusybelowwithuspoorEnglishservants，akindofsubordinatepriest，alowItalian；ashecouldspeaknolanguagebuthisown，hewascontinuallyjabberingtousinthat，andbyhearinghimthemaidsandmyselfcontrivedtopickupagooddealofthelanguage，sothatweunderstoodmostthatwassaid，andcouldspeakitveryfairly；andthethemesofhisjabberwerethebeautyandvirtuesofonewhomhecalledHolyMary，andthepowerandgrandeurofonewhomhecalledtheHolyFather；andhetoldusthatweshouldshortlyhaveanopportunityofseeingtheHolyFather，whocoulddoanythinghelikedwithHolyMary：inthemeantimewehadplentyofopportunitiesofseeingHolyMary，forineverychurch，chapel，andconventtowhichweweretaken，therewasanimageofHolyMary，who，iftheimagesweredressedatallinherfashion，musthavebeenveryfondofshortpetticoatsandtinsel，andwho，ifthosesaidfiguresatallresembledherinface，couldscarcelyhavebeenhalfashandsomeaseitherofmytwofellow-servants，nottospeakoftheyoungladies。